by certified that Nathaniel Tom was elected Captain, and Mathew Van Dyke First Lieutenant, Jeffry Hicks Second Lieutenant, and Nicholas Van Dyke Ensign; and that the said election was duly held, in the presence of Thomas Thorne and Edward Pinfold, Inspectors, and two of the Committee.

Ordered, That Commissions issue for those gentlemen in the offices to which they are respectively elected.

The Committee who were appointed to report on the several Lead-Mines on which Essays have been made in this Colony, delivered in their Report; which was twice read. They thereby report that the Lead-Mine in the Oblong, in Dutchess County, is the most likely to be valuable, and that, in their opinion, it merits the attention of this Congress, so far as to be at the expense of clearing the old pits and endeavouring to obtain a certainty of the quality of the oar.

So far the House agrees with their Committee in the said Report.

Ordered, That Colonel Malcom apply to Mr. Erskine, as a proper person, to know if he would attend to that Mine a short time, to examine its value and quality, and the prospect of success in working it.

Ordered, That Mr. Scott, Mr. Glenn, and Mr. Haring, be a Committee to draw Instructions for raising the Detachment of Militia to be furnished by this Colony, and to report thereon with all convenient speed.

Die Sabbati, 6 ho. P. M., June 8, 1776.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment.

Present: General Woodhull, President.

FOR NEW-YORK.—Mr. Scott, Mr. Sands, Colonel Broome, Major Van Zandt, Colonel Stoutenburgh.

FOR ULSTER.—Colonel Hasbrouck, Major Parks.

FOR ALBANY.—Mr. Ten Broeck, Mr. Cuyler, Mr. Glenn.

FOR ORANGE.—Mr. Little, Mr. Haring, Mr. Van Houten.

FOR WESTCHESTER.—Colonel L. Graham, Major Lock-wood, Captain Fleming, Colonel Drake.

FOR CHARLOTTE.—Mr. Webster.

FOR TRYON.—Mr. Moore, Mr. Harper.

FOR SUFFOLK.—General Woodhull, Mr. Strong, Mr. Gelston, Mr. Tredwell.

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

FOR QUEEN’S.—Mr. Samuel Townshend, Mr. James Town-shend, Mr. Lawrence.

Ordered, That Captain Hamilton furnish such a Guard as may be necessary to guard the Provincial Gunpowder.

And if Captain Hamilton should stand in need of any Tents for that purpose:

Ordered, That Colonel Curtenius furnish him with Tents for that Guard.

And Ordered, further, That Captain Hamilton furnish daily six of his best Cartridge-Makers, to work and assist in that business at the Store or Elaboratory, under the care of Mr. Norwood, the Commissary.

Ordered, that —— ———, a sister of Israel and Isaac Youngs, be permitted to speak to her brothers this afternoon, only in the presence and hearing of the Officer of the Guard.

Mr. Scott, from the Committee appointed this morning to draw Instructions for raising a Detachment of Militia, brought in the Report of the said Committee; which he read in his place, and delivered in at the Table, where the same was again read.

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed.

A Letter from Ezekiel Hawley, Chairman of the Committee of Salem, in Westchester County, was read and filed, and is in the words following, to wit:

“ To the Hon. the Provincial Congress of NEW-YORK:

“ The Committee of Salem, in Westchester County, have the unhappiness of having a large number of the inhabitants very much opposed to the measures of the United Colonies, and numbers of them are determined not to comply with nor adopt the doings of the Congress, which make a great deal of trouble for said Committee. Said Committee have advertised some, obliged others to give bonds—some of one or two hundred pounds, some of whom have forfeited their bonds and run off, and have made considerable cost (one in particular) in sending after him. We desire to know what shall be done with the forfeitures, and likewise how to proceed in taking of it, and how to turn it into money if taken in stock or whatever else, or whether or no the Congress will not take the forfeitures and pay the cost. We desire you would give us some rule and directions how to proceed; and likewise those men that still behave inimical, and put the Committee to so much trouble, whether or no we might not take cost of them, to pay us what is reasonable for our time, for we grow weary of being called together to deal with Tories; that has been our whole business ever since we have been formed as a Committee; it has cost me, in particular, not less than six hundred miles riding, and, I believe, at a moderate guess, twenty or thirty dollars in cash, and I never yet expected pay; but I find I cannot live so, and if the Tories make all the trouble, why ought they not to pay all the cost? Gentlemen, we only want orders from you to take it. We have sent Mr. Benjamin Chapman, one of the members of this Committee, to you, praying of you to send us some directions on this important affair.

“By order of the Committee:

“ EZEKIEL HAWLEY, Chairman.

“June 5, 1776.”

Resolved, That the thanks of this Congress be presented to his Excellency General Washington, for the important service he has rendered to the United Colonies, and for the attention he has paid to the interest and civil authority of this Colony, and that he be assured of the readiness of this Congress to afford him all the aid in their power to enable him to execute the important trust reposed in him.

Ordered, That the President wait on General Washington, and communicate to him the aforegoing Resolution.

Sunday morning, June 9, 1776.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment. Present: General Woodhull, President.

FOR NEW-YORK.—Mr. Scott, Colonel Broome, Mr. Beekman, Mr. Van Cortlandt, Mr. Sands, Colonel Stoutenburgh, Captain Denning.

FOR ORANGE.—Mr. Haring, Mr. Little.

FOR CHARLOTTE.—Mr. Webster.

FOR ALBANY.—Mr. Glenn, Mr. Cuyler, Mr. Ten Broeck.

FOR ULSTER.—Colonel Hasbrouck, Major Parks.

FOR WESTCHESTER.—Colonel G. Drake, Colonel L. Graham, Mr. Lockwood.

FOR SUFFOLK.—General Woodhull, Mr. Tredwell, Mr. Gelston, Mr. Strong.

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

FOR TRYON.—Mr. Moore, Mr. Harper.

Mr. Tredwell took the general oath of secrecy.

A draft of an Answer to the Letter from Ezekiel Hawley, Chairman of the Committee of Salem, in Westchester County, was read and approved of, and is in the words following, to wit :

In Provincial Congress, New-York, June 9, 1776.

SIR: Your letter by Mr. Chapman, of the 5th instant, was laid before the Congress, who are of opinion the contents require the most serious consideration, and have directed me to acquaint you that whenever several matters of importance for the general defence and preservation of the Colony, now under consideration, are despatched, the Committee of Salem may be assured a proper attention will be paid to their application, the Congress not doubting that the Committee will still persevere with zeal in the cause of their country. By order.

To Ezekiel Hawley, Esq., Chairman of the Committee of Salem, Westchester.

Ordered, That a copy thereof be engrossed, and signed by the President, and transmitted.

The President reported that he had waited on his Excellency General Washington, and communicated to him the Resolution of yesterday, to which his Excellency returned the following Answer:

“GENTLEMEN : I am extremely obliged for the high sense you entertain of my services, and for your promise of every possible assistance in the discharge of my important duty.