in the City and County of New-York becoming vacant by the promotion of Abraham P. Lott to the Colonelcy of the Third Regiment of Militia, Mr. John Leary, Jun., is returned a Captain of the said Company vice Abraham P. Lott, Peter Kettletas First Lieutenant, Thomas Beekman Cornet, and Jeremiah Allen Adjutant and Quartermaster.

Ordered, That Commissions issue to those gentlemen respectively. And they were issued accordingly.

Monday, 5 o’ clock P.M., May 27, 1776.

Present: Brigadier-General Woodhull, President.

FOR NEW-YORK.— Mr. Alsop, Mr. Scott, Mr. Randall, Mr.Van Zandt, Captain Denning.

FOR ALBANY.— Mr. Glenn.

FOR SUFFOLK.— General Woodhull, Mr. Wickham, Mr.Gelston.

FOR ORANGE.— Mr. Haring, Mr. Little.

FOR WESTCHESTER.— Mr. Paulding, Mr. Morris, Mr. Haviland.

FOR KING’ S.— Mr. Jeremiah Vanderbilt.

FOR ULSTER.— Mr. Cantine, Mr. Brewster, Major Parkes, colonel Hasbrouck.

FOR CHARLOTTE.— Mr. Webster.

FOR TRYON.— Mr. Moore, Mr. Harper.

Mr. Vanderbilt had leave of absence this afternoon.

Ordered, That Mr. Gelston, Mr. Brewster, and Mr. Paulding, be a Committee to take into consideration the several Reports upon Lead Mines, and report thereon to this House.

A Letter from Cornelius Swartwout was read. He prays to be appointed a Third Lieutenant in Captain Bowman’ s Company.*

Ordered, That he be appointed accordingly, and that John Reid, Jun., be Second Lieutenant of said Company.

A Petition from the City Committee of New-York, to enable them to build sheds for the Poor in Westchester County, was read. After some time spent in consideration thereof, it was

Ordered, That the same be referred to Mr. Haviland, Mr. Glenn, and Colonel Hasbrouck, to report thereon.

A Letter from Mr. Robert Harpur, Chairman of the City Committee of New-York, was read. He thereby informs that they have sent Mrs. Beck to Jail for sending Provisions on board the Ships-of-War.†

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Die Martis, 9 ho. A. M, May 28, 1776.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment.

Present: Brigadier-General Woodhull, President.

FOR NEW-YORK.— Mr. Randall, Mr. Petrus Van Zandt, Mr. Jay, Mr. Alsop, Mr. Beekman, Colonel Broome, Colonel Remsen, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sands.

FOR ALBANY.— Mr. Cuyler, Mr. Glenn.

FOR DUTCHESS.— Mr. Livingston, Mr. De Lavergne.

FOR WESTCHESTER.— Mr. Morris, Mr. Tompkins, Mr. Haviland, Mr. Paulding.

FOR QUEEN’ S.— Colonel Blackwell, Captain Lawrence, Mr.Smith.

FOR ULSTER.— Colonel Hasbrouck, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Cantine, Major Parks.

FOR TRYON.— Mr. Moore, Mr. Harper.

FOR SUFFOLK.— General Woodhull, Mr. Wickham, Mr.Gelston.

FOR ORANGE.— Mr. Haring, Mr. Little.

FOR KING’ S.— Mr. Polhemus.

FOR RICHMOND.— Mr. Cortelyou, Mr. Journey.

FOR CHARLOTTE.— Mr. Webster, Colonel Malcom.

A Letter from Petrus Schoonmaker, Captain of a Company of Militia in Colonel Pawling’ s Regiment, of Ulster County. He complains that the Committee have not given him his proper rank in the Regiment; therefore has returned his Commission to the Congress.

Ordered, That the foregoing Letter be referred to the Deputies for Ulster County.

A Letter from Lieutenant Jacob Lawrence, of a Minute Company in Ulster County. He informs Congress that himself, Ensign Dunn, and Sergeant Lane, marched eight days, through four different Precincts, to fetch seventeen of their men to go to Fort Montgomery; for which they have not been paid. *

Ordered, To lie on the table for the perusal of the Members.

A Letter from Paul Micheau, Esquire, of Richmond County, setting forth that his bad state of health renders it impossible for him to attend Congress as Deputy from said County.†

Postponed for consideration.

Mr. Smith informed Congress that Captain Baylie’ s Company of Militia, and also some of the Minute-men in the Township of Jamaica, stood in great need of some Gunpowder, and requested that a small quantity be ordered to be delivered to the General Committee of Queen’ s County, to be dealt out among the men of the said Company.

Thereupon, Ordered, That Mr. Norwood, Commissary of Colony Stores, deliver to Captain Ephraim Baylie one hundred weight of Gunpowder, and take his receipt for the same.

And Ordered, That Captain Baylie deliver the said Gunpowder to the County Committee of Queen’ s County, who are requested to distribute the same to the Minute-men and Militia of the said County, who may appear to the said Committee to be well affected to the American cause; the said County Committee to stand charged for said Powder at the rate of £25 per hundred; and the Chairman is requested to take care that the sum of £25 be remitted to this Congress, or their Treasurer, for said Gunpowder.

Colonel Fleming attending, was admitted. He returned General Putnam’ s thanks for the exertions of this Congress, and the General Committee of the City, for their commitment

* NEW-YORK, May 25, 1776.

HONOURABLE GENTLEMEN: I am requested by Captain Bauman to lay before your Honours that, with his approbation, I have done duty in his Company of Artillery as Third Lieutenant, and have recruited great part of the men both in town and country. I have already passed review before Lord Stirling. His Lordship and Colonel Knox having given orders for the Company to pass general muster with the Regiment of Artillery to-morrow morning, I beg your Honours will be pleased to grant me that appointment, which will confer an honour upon me, who always have been, and ever shall be, ready to lay down my life in defence of my country.

I have the honour to be, honourable gentlemen, your most obedient servant,

CORNELIUS SWARTWOUT.

To the Honourable Provincial Congress of the Colony of New-York.

† COMMITTEE-CHAMBER, NEW-YORK, May 27, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: In consequence of information being laid before this Committee of Margaret Beck her having frequently sent provisions on board the ships of war, in violation of a Resolution of the honourable the Committee of Safety of this Colony, bearing date the 18th day of April last, we proceeded to examine sundry evidences thereon upon oath, and find by them and her own confession that she has three several times attempted to violate the said Resolution, and in two of which she has succeeded. We have, therefore, sent her in safe custody to the City Jail, until your further pleasure shall be known concerning her.

We are, respectfully, your very humble servants.

By order of the Committee:

ROBERT HARPUR, Deputy Chairman.

To the Honourable the Congress of the Colony of New-York.

NEW-YORK, May 27, 1776.

Whereas these are to certify that Colonel Palmer sent marching orders to Captain Uriah Drake, then Captain of a Minute Company, and on the 25th of March last past we marched to Newburgh, in the County of Ulster, and about seventeen of our men not appearing, Captain Drake gave me and Ensign Dunn and Sergeant Lane, warrants from under his hand and seal to go and fetch those men down, — they living in four different Precincts, it took us eight days, from the first day of our marching, before we arrived at the garrison at Fort Montgomery. Our not having anything allowed for the above-said eight days, the honourable Congress will please to take it into consideration, and act thereon as in their wisdom shall appear to them to be just; and their humble Petitioner shall, as in duty bound, ever for them pray.

JACOB LAWRENCE, Lieutenant.

To the Honourable the Provincial Congress of New-York.

† RICHMOND COUNTY, May 25, 1776.

SIR: I embrace the first opportunity of rendering my reasons for not attending in Congress. I have been in a bad state of health for some months; in fact have been much indisposed since September last, attended with a fever, and pain in my breast, which renders me incapable of transacting any publick business, having for some time been obliged to pay a clerk to do the business of my office.

I hope our County is fully represented in Congress without me; if not, expect you will make an order on our Committee to convene the people to appoint another in my place— making not the least doubt but the above reasons will be a sufficient excuse for your most obedient, humble servant,

PAUL MICREAU.

To Nathaniel Woodhull, Esq.