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LITTLE-NECK, May 21, 1776.
SIR: I received yesterday an extract from the Minutes of the Congress, by which I am ordered to attend and take my seat, or show the cause of my neglect. The ill state of my health, sir, and the extreme weakness of my constitution, render me utterly incapable of performing
I am, sir, your most obedient humble servant,
THOMAS HICKS.
To Nathaniel Woodhull, Esq˙, President of the New-York Provincial Congress.
Letter form Thomas Hicks to the New-York Congress: He is utterly incapable of performing the dutyof Deputy in the Congress
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the duty of a Deputy. This, I hope, will be considered by the Congress as a sufficient apology for my non-attendance.