Officers of the Third Battalion, Now to be Raised, to be Chosen on Monday Next

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The question being put, whether any Officer in the Battalions already raised in this Province shall be advanced, or appointed to any command in the Battalion now to be raised? It was carried in the negative.

Resolved, That this Congress shall on Monday next, go into the appointment of Officers for the Third Battalion of this Province.

The Proceedings of the Committee of Hillsborough, in the County of Somerset, against Peter Vroom, of Piscataway, in the County of Middlesex, being transmitted to this Congress, and read, Ordered, That the charge against said Vroom be now considered.

Peter Vroom being ordered to be brought before this Congress, attended accordingly, and the proceedings of the Committee of Hillsborough were read in the presence of said Vroom, who confessed the charge therein exhibited, and having offered matter in mitigation, was ordered to withdraw.

Resolved, That the determination of the charge exhibited against Peter Vroom be deferred to some future day in the present Session, and that in the mean time he be committed to the common Jail of the County of Somerset, the keeper of which is hereby required to receive and keep him in close confinement, until this Congress take further order therein.

The Memorial of the Commissioned Officers in the Western Battalion of this Province, stationed at Burlington, respecting the equipment of the men under their command, was read, and ordered a second reading.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Fisher, Mr˙ Dennis, Mr˙ Clark, and Mr˙ Pope, be a Committee to prepare a draft of an Ordinance for appointing Barrackmasters in this Colony, and making provision for defraying the expense of repairing said Barracks.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Hart, Mr˙ Mehelm, Mr˙ Ogden, and Mr˙ Brown, be a Committee to prepare a draft of an Ordinance for erecting a Court of Admiralty in this Province.

Ordered, That the Blankets belonging to the Barracks in New Brunswick, be appropriated to the use of the Continental Forces; and that Mr˙ John Schuurman and Mr˙ William Applegate, of the Town aforesaid, be requested to ascertain the value of the said Blankets, and to transmit an account thereof to John Dennis, Esquire, the Eastern Treasurer.

Ordered, That the Blankets belonging to the Barracks in Elizabethtown, be appropriated to the use of the Continental Forces; and that Mr˙ Edward Thomas and Mr˙ Isaac Woodruff, of the place aforesaid, be requested to ascertain the value of the said Blankets, and to transmit an account thereof unto John Dennis, Esq˙, the Eastern Treasurer.

Ordered, That the Blankets belonging to the Barracks in Trenton, be appropriated to the use of the Continental Forces; and that Mr˙ Abraham Hunt and Mr˙ Alexander Chambers, of the Town aforesaid, be requested to ascertain the value of said Blankets, and to transmit an account thereof to John Dennis, Esq˙, the Eastern Treasurer.

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Ordered, That John Dennis, Esq˙, do receive of the Commissary the Money arising from the sale of the Blankets belonging to the Barracks in this Province, and do account with the Congress for the same.

On application of Captain Peter Ten Eick, in favour of Peter Vroom, and from the family circumstances of said Vroom, it is

Resolved, That the former Order of Commitment be remanded; and that the aforesaid Peter Vroom be committed to the custody of Captain Peter Ten Eick, who has pledged his parole of honour to bring said Vroom before this Congress whenever required.

Adjourned to nine o' clock, tomorrow morning.