Letter from New-York Committee of Safety to Joseph Hallett

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In Committee of Safety, New-York, January 21, 1776.

SIR: Through the misfortunes and indisposition of sundry members we are very few in number. We have only eight members, when all meet who are in town, or can be collected. We have had more cases than one, in which we should have thought it our duty to have spared a member from the Committee, for important matters at some distance, if our number would have permitted us so to do,

Thus situated, we think it our duty, to request you to come to New-York, and attend the Committee as soon as the situation of your health will admit.

[A similar letter was sent to Mr˙ John Imlay.]