Committee to Examine and State all Accounts

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Ordered, That Mr˙ Van Zandt, Mr˙ Beekman, Mr˙ Sands, and Captain Denning, be a Committee to examine and state all the accounts, disbursements, and payments made by the Treasurer of this Congress; that they make particular distinction between Continental and Provincial charges; that they be authorized to call to their assistance Mr˙ Gerard Bancker and Colonel Curtenius when necessary, and to employ at the expense of this Congress, one or more such Clerks as they shall think necessary; and that they report their proceedings with all possible despatch.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Evert Bancker be Auditor of Accounts, in the stead of Mr˙ John Ray. Mr˙ Zachariah Sickles having a parcel of Bags at Nutten-island, it is suggested that he cannot go there for them without a pass from this Congress.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Zachariah Sickles be permitted to go over to Nutten-Island in any boat that he may think proper.

Colonel Palmer attending as a Member from Ulster, whereby that County will have a quorum without Mr˙ Dewitt,

Ordered, That he have leave of absence.

A Return signed by Thomas Thomas and William Miller, of Westchester County, was read and filed. They thereby certify, that at a meeting of the Troop of WestChester County, held at the house of Wilsey Dusenbury, in Harrison Precinct, the following gentlemen were elected officers, to wit: Samuel Tredwell, Captain; Thaddeus Avery, Lieutenant, chosen unanimously; and that Abraham Hatfield was chosen Cornet, and Uytendall Allaire Quartermaster, each chosen by a majority.

Ordered, That Commissions issue for those gentlemen.

A Return sigoed by Abraham P˙ Lott and Peter T˙ Curtenius, two of the Committee of the City and County of New-York, dated the 1st of February, 1776, of three officers being duly elected for a Company in Beat No˙ — , in the City of New-York, to wit: Isaac Johnson, First Lieutenant; John Lyner, Second Lieutenant; and George Quedon, Ensign:

Ordered, That Commissions issue to those gentlemen.

And they were issued accordingly.

A Return of Officers of a Company of Minute-men at Saratoga, in the County of Albany, signed by Ebenezer Marvin, Chairman of the Committee, and dated the 12th instant, was read and filed. They thereby return the following persons for officers of the said Company, viz: Alexander Baldwin, Captain; Samuel Bacon, First Lieutenant; Walter Hewitt, Second Lieutenant; and Elias Palmer, Ensign.

Ordered, That Commissions issue to those gentlemen.

And they were issued accordingly.

A Return of Officers of a Company of Minute-men at Saratoga, in the County of Albany, signed by Ebenezer Marvin, Chairman of the Committee, and dated the 12th instant, was read and filed. They thereby return the following persons for officers of the said Company, viz: Alexander Baldwin, Captain; Samuel Bacon, First Lieutenant; Walter Hewitt, Second Lieutenant; and Elias Palmer, Ensign.

Ordered, That Commissions issue to those gentlemen. Colonel McDougall' s motion of yesterday, for the emission of the further sum of fifty-five thousand Pounds, Provincial currency, for the exigencies of this Colony, and to be sunk at different periods, and which, by consent, without being entered, was postponed to this day, was resumed.

Thereupon, Ordered, That Mr˙ Roosevelt, Mr˙ Gilbert Livingston, Mr˙ Gansevoort, Thomas Smith, Esq˙, and Colonel Lott, be a Committee to report a plan for the ernission of fifty-five thousand Pounds.