The four hundred thousand dollars, for the use of the army under your command, shall be forwarded on Monday.

I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient and very humble servant,

JOHN HANCOCK.

To His Excellency General Washington.

PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS TO JOSEPH TRUMBULL.

Philadelphia, May 10, 1776.

SIR: I received your favour, and have only time to inform you that the intention of Congress is to have the whole quantity of pork ordered to General Schuyler sent as fast as possible; that you will please to pursue the purchases until you have completed the whole, including the two thousand barrels I lately sent you an order to purchase.

Mr. Livingston has written to Congress a letter which does him honour, and he will certainly have the notice of Congress in future. He offered to resign his contracts if any advantage would redound to the publick, and Congress have accepted his resignation.

I have paid your bill for ten thousand dollars. I shall be ready to render you any service, and when I may be useful it will give much pleasure to promote your interests.

I want from General Putnam, or from you, a particular state of the services performed by the Rev. Mr. Leonard. I mean when he officiated for several regiments, previous to the regular establishment. When I am possessed of that, he will be recompensed.

I am, sir, your very humble servant,

JOHN HANCOCK, President.

Joseph Trumbull, Esq., Commissary-General.

MARINE COMMITTEE TO COMMODORE HOPKINS.

“In Congress, May 7, 1776.

“Resolved, That twenty of the heaviest Cannon taken by Commodore Hopkins from New-Providence, and brought from thence to New-London, and since carried to Newport, be brought to the City of Philadelphia, and delivered to the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania, for the defence and protection of said City, to remain there during the pleasure of Congress.

“Extract from the Minutes:

“CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.”

SIR: The Congress having, by the foregoing Resolve, agreed to lend twenty of the heaviest cannon taken at Providence and carried to Rhode-Island, to the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania, for the defence of this city, I have to desire you will deliver the same to the person or persons whom the said Committee sent to receive and bring them hither.

I am your humble servant,

JOHN HANCOCK, President.

To Commodore Eseck Hopkins, or, in his absence, to Daniel Tillinghast, Esq.

In Marine Committee, Philadelphia, May 10, 1776.

SIR: You will perceive by the foregoing, that Congress have ordered twenty of the cannon you brought from Providence to be improved in Philadelphia; and in order that the benefit of that order may be realized as soon as possible, we direct that you order the said twenty cannon to be put on board the Fly, or any other of your vessels, and carried to New-York, and direct the commander of the vessel to call on General Washington for his further proceeding, to whom we shall write on the subject. This to be effected in the best manner you can, but by no means to be done to the prejudice of more especial service. The cannon, however, must be sent as speedily as possible by some conveyance that shall be judged best.

We are your very humble servants,

	JOHN HANCOCK,
	ROBERT MORRIS,
	R. ALEXANDER,
	JOSEPH HEWES,
	SAMUEL HUNTINGTON.

To Commodore E. Hopkins.

P. S. We deliver you herewith a letter to Nathaniel Shaw, Jun., Esq., of New-London, directing him to purchase the armed schooner you took in your late cruise. This schooner must be called the Hopkins, and immediately fitted out as a Continental cruiser, and you are to add her to the fleet destined against the Newfoundland fishery, sending her away in company with the Alfred, &c. We deliver you herewith a blank commission for the Captain, and we choose the offer of it should be made to Captain Chew, of New-Haven, he being strongly recommended by the Committee of that place; but if he refuses this appointment, we hereby authorize you to put in a proper commander, and fill the commission with his name. We also deliver you some blank warrants, which you will fill up with proper persons for the master and other inferior officers for that schooner.

Let it be an article of your instructions to all the Captains, to be particularly careful to send all salt they may take to some of these States, as we expect it will be very much wanted. Should you think it advisable to go upon the expedition to Newfoundland, &c., yourself, you may do therein as you judge will be most serviceable to the Continent, and hoist your broad pendant on board of the vessel you choose.

JOHN HANCOCK, for the Committee.

TO CAPTAIN THOMAS CREGIER, OF THE SCHOONER GENERAL PUTNAM.

Head-Quarters, New-York, 10th May, A. D. 1776.

SIR: I have it in command from his Excellency General Washington to inform you that it is his pleasure and order that you immediately proceed with your vessel and join those under the command of Colonel Tupper, lately gone from hence; and having joined them, you are to put yourself under his command, and faithfully and diligently to obey and execute such orders as he may give you from time to time.

ROBERT H. HARRISON, A. D. C.

NEW-YORK CONGRESS TO COMMITTEE OF QUEENS COUNTY.

In Provincial Congress, May 10, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: Being informed that the inhabitants of your County have appointed a County Committee, and that Committees are likewise chosen in several Districts, for the purpose of carrying into execution the resolves of the Continental and this Congress; and considering the absolute necessity of having all the friends of the country in a capacity of defending it and themselves against the relentless hand of tyranny, we do earnestly recommend it to you to use all possible diligence in forming the inhabitants of your County, who have signed the Association and are friendly to the American cause, into military companies and regiments, according to the resolves of the Provincial Congress for regulating the Militia of this Colony; and that you recommend to us, as soon as possible, suitable persons for Field-Officers and a Major of Brigade.

We are, gentlemen, with the greatest respect, your very humble servants. By order.

To the Committee of Queens County.

DUNCAN CAMPBELL TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.

Fredericksburgh, Dutchess County, May 10, 1776.

SIR: From the treatment I have met with since I left General Schuyler, I am under the necessity of applying to your Excellency for redress, being fully convinced, from your general character, that you will do me all manner of justice. I beg leave to lay before your Excellency a true state of some arms I had in my custody, belonging to the officers of the Twenty-Sixth Regiment, taken prisoners in Canada. The number of fire-arms are only thirteen, mostly fowling-pieces, with eight small and half-basket swords, one hanger and two odd pistols, being the property of those gentlemen and myself; and as I am Quartermaster to the regiment, I was ordered to take care of said arms, and put them all in one chest, as they were to be sent after, or taken care of, for the gentlemen they belonged to. As General Montgomery was pleased to indulge me with leave to remain in Canada till the spring, I acquainted Colonel Fleming, Deputy Adjutant-General for the Continental forces, of my having the aforesaid arms, and told him I would be glad he would speak to General Wooster, that I might know what