whom the Committees of the several Counties shall adjudge to be notoriously disaffected to the American cause) who have not associated in the form prescribed by the late Committee of Safety as aforesaid, be called upon (by persons to be appointed by the said Committees of the several Counties) and requested to subscribe the Association contained and recommended in and by these Resolutions.

And Resolved, further, That all such of the said persons as shall subscribe the same (other than notoriously disaffected persons as aforesaid) ought to be considered and treated as friends to their country; and that all arms taken from them, and not disposed of to the Continental Troops, be restored to them; and that care be taken that they respectively be paid the full price allowed for such of their arms as may have been delivered to the Continental Troops as aforesaid. And further, that all such of the said persons as shall refuse to subscribe the same (together with all notorious disaffected persons) be forthwith (if not already done) disarmed, and required on oath to declare and discover whether the arms so to be taken from them be all the arms they respectively have or had; and if not, where the residue thereof, to the best of there knowledge and belief, are deposited and may be found; and that such of them as shall refuse to take such oath, be committed to safe custody till they will consent to take it.

Resolved, unanimously, That it be, and it is hereby, recommended to the Committees of the several Counties in this Colony to carry the aforesaid Resolutions into execution with diligence and punctuality.

Ordered, That the aforegoing Resolutions be forthwith printed in all the Gazettes or Newspapers published in this City, and in one thousand handbills for the use of the Counties.

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be read to every person to whom the Association thereby recommended shall be offered for subscription.

Isaac Ketcham, who was examined by this Congress on the 17th instant, being this day further examined, says, that in his last examination he mentioned a certain Colonel Webb as being now in the character of a private gentleman in New-England, bribing leading people there. This examinant says that he was mistaken in the name of that person, and that he is a Major Brown, who was a Major in the regular service last war.

Friday morning, June 21, 1776.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment.

Present: John Haring, Esq., President pro tem.

FOR NEW-YORK.—Mr. Livingston, Colonel Stoutenburgh, Colonel Remsen, Mr. Randall, General Scott, Mr. Jay. Mr. Morris on a Committee.

FOR ALBANY.—Colonel Rensselaer, Mr. Gansevoort.

FOR WESTCHESTER.—Colonel L. Graham, Mr. Haviland, Mr. Tompkins.

FOR ORANGE.—Mr. Haring, Mr. Pye, Colonel Allison.

FOR QUEEN’S.—Colonel Blackwell.

FOR KING’S.—Mr. Polhemus, Mr. Leffertse.

FOR SUFFOLK.—Mr. Wickham, Mr. Hobart.

FOR ULSTER.—Colonel Hasbrouck, Major Parks.

FOR DUTCHESS.—Mr. Schenck, Colonel Graham, Mr. De Lavergne, Mr. Vanderbergh.

FOR TRYON.—Mr. Moore, Mr. Harper.

FOR CHARLOTTE.—Mr. Webster, Colonel Malcom.

FOR CUMBERLAND.—Colonel Marsh.

Ordered, That Mr. Hobart and Colonel Stoutenburgh be a Committee to contract with Jeremiah Allen for making Gun-locks.

Mr. Vanderbergh, a Member of Dutchess County, appeared, took his seat, and was sworn to the general oath of secrecy.

A Letter from Robert H. Harrison, General Washington’s Secretary, enclosing a Letter from General Hand, relative to a suspected dangerous man named Samuel Witten, was received and read.*

Ordered, That the said Letters be referred to the Secret Committee.

A Letter from the Honourable John Hancock, dated at Philadelphia, June 18, 1776, was read. He therein recommends to the Convention of New-York to empower the General at New-York to call such parts of the Militia to his assistance as may be necessary to repel the enemy.

A Resolution of Continental Congress, of the 17th inst., recommending the measure recommended in the Letter of John Hancock, Esq., and further recommendation to empower the said Commander-in-Chief to impress Carriages and Water-craft, when necessary, for the publick service, and also to remove Ships and other Vessels in the Hudson and the East Rivers, for the purpose of securing them from the enemy, was also read and filed.

A Letter from Ebenezer Haviland, Surgeon to the Fourth or Colonel Wynkoop’s Regiment of the New-York Troops, dated this day, relative to a Medicine Chest, was read and filed.

Thereupon, Ordered, That Colonel Curtenius be requested to procure a proper Chest of Medicine for Colonel Wynkoop’s Regiment, and forward the same to the said Regiment as soon as possible.

Ordered, That the Letter and Resolution received this day from the Honourable John Hancock be committed to the consideration of Colonel Blackwell, Mr. Gansevoort, Colonel Allison, Colonel Hasbrouck, Mr. Journey, and Mr. Leffertse, who are requested to report thereon without delay.

A Letter from Lawrence Kortright, relative to some Cannon he has to dispose of, was read and filed.

Ordered, That General Scott and Colonel Malcom be a Committee to wait upon General Washington, and represent the subject-matter of the said Letter to him.

The Petition of John Carpenter, Matthew Gleaves, and Wilber Wood, setting forth that Daniel Inslow, a Butcher, had by force taken from the said Wilber Wood eleven head of Cattle, which were brought from the country by the said Wilber Wood for the said John Carpenter and Matthew Gleaves, was read and filed.*

Thereupon, Ordered, That Daniel Inslow attend this

*NEW-YORK, June 20, 1776.

SIR: The bearer of this having brought a certain Samuel Wootten to Head-Quarters for having declared and avowed, as it is said, sentiments inimical to the American cause, and his Excellency not being here, I have thought proper to refer him to the examination of your honourable body, as has been customary in such cases. The enclosed letter was sent upon the subject by Colonel Hand.

I have the honour to be, with great esteem, sir, your most obedient servant,

ROBERT H. HARRISON, Secretary.

IN PROVINCIAL CONGRESS, NEW-YORK, June 21, 1776.—A Letter from General Washington’s Secretary, enclosing a Letter from another person, relative to a suspected and dangerous man, was read.

Ordered, That the said Letters be referred to the Committee appointed to carry into execution the Resolves of this House against persons whose characters are equivocal and dangerous to the liberties of the Colonies.

Extract from the Minutes:

ROBERT BENSON, Secretary.

* To the Honourable Members of the Congress at this time convened for the Province of NEW-YORK.

The humble Petition of JOHN CARPENTER, Sen., and MATTHEW GLEVES, Victuallers, and WILLBUR WOOD, Drover, showeth:

That the said Willbur Wood has been employed by the said John Carpenter and Matthew Gleves as a drover, to purchase cattle for them in the country; that he had purchased eleven head of neat cattle for them on the 16th of June instant, set out with them from his place of abode in Dutchess County, in this Province; that yesterday evening, about four o’clock, after said Willbur Wood had delivered the cattle at Richard Verian’s, the Bull’s-Head, in the Bowery Lane, for said Carpenter and Gleves, he went over to acquaint them of having brought such cattle, and where he had left them; that on his return to New-York, near the Fly Market he met with one Mr. Daniel Inslow and two other persons, who invited said Willbur Wood to go with them and drink some beer, which he did, as having been before acquainted with said Inslow, when in discourse, said Wood was asked if he did not bring down cattle for said Carpenter and Gleves, which he answered in the affirmative. They then replied that Carpenter should have none of them, for if he had said Wood would meet with trouble, and directed him to come to said Bergen’s, this day, at two o’clock in the afternoon, and he should be paid for them by the said Mr. Inslow. That said Carpenter and Gleves have frequently supplied the Continental troops with provision, and said Carpenter at this time supplied two of the hospitals; and if these cattle are wanted for the troops, they are very willing they should part with the cattle for that purpose; but if that is not so, your Petitioners most humbly pray that this honourable Board will be pleased to take the premises into consideration, and make such order as shall appear necessary for the said cattle to be restored to your Petitioners, John Carpenter, Sen., and Matthew Gleves, who wait on this honourable Board with this their humble Petition, to give such further account and satisfaction in the premises as this honourable Board may require.

NEW-YORK, Friday morning, June 21, 1776.