Abraham Ogden Appointed Lieutenant Colonel

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Saturday, February 3, 1776.

Congress met according to adjournment.

Ordered, That the Blankets belonging to the Barracks in Perth-Amboy be appropriated to the use of the Continental Forces, and that Mr˙ Samuel Sergeant and Mr˙ Jonathan Deare, of the City aforesaid, be requested to ascertain the value of said Blankets, and to transmit an account thereof to John Dennis, Esq˙, the Eastern Treasurer.

Samuel Tuthill, Esq˙, holding the Commission of Lieutenant-Colonel of a Regiment of Light-Horse in this Province, resigned the same.

Ordered, That the said resignation be accepted.

Jacobus Post, Esq˙, holding the Commission of a Major of a Regiment of Light-Horse in this Province, resigned the same.

Ordered, That the said resignation be accepted.

Ordered, That Abraham Ogden, Esq˙, be Lieutenant-Colonel, and William Barnet, Esq˙, be Major of the Regiment of Light-Horse in the Eastern Division of this Province; and that Commissions be made out accordingly.

The Petition and Remonstrance of the Committee of the County of Bergen, respecting the seizure of Arms belonging to said County, by a detachment of Continental troops in the First Regiment raised in this Province, Was read, and ordered a second reading.

A Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Somerset, praying that Freeholders only may elect Delegates in this Province, was read and ordered a second reading.

Lord Stirling, the Colonel of the First Regiment of Militia in the County of Somerset, being appointed to a command in the Continental Army; therefore,

Ordered, That Stephen Hunt, Esq˙, be Colonel; Abraham Ten Eick, Esq˙, Lieutenant-Colonel; James Linn, Esq˙, First Major; and Derrick Meddagh, Esq˙, Second Major of the said Regiment, and that Commissions be made out accordingly.

Adjourned till two o' clock.

Met according to adjournment.

The Monmouth County Committee having nominated Mr˙ Thomas Barber, a Surgeon of the First Regiment of Foot-Militia, in the County of Monmouth, Ordered, That a Commission be made out accordingly.

Resolved, unanimously, That it is the opinion of this Congress, that the money in the Eastern Treasury of this Province, and the Bonds, Securities, and other Writings, belonging to said Treasury are, at present, from their local situation, very insecure, and exposed to danger; and that, therefore, the same be immediately removed to New Brunswick until this Congress take further order therein; and that Mr˙ Hart, Mr˙ Martin, Mr˙ Drummond, Mr˙ Potter, and Mr˙ Pope, be a Committee to wait on the Treasurer with a copy of the above Resolve, and to carry the same into effect.

Resolved, unanimously, That the Records in the Secretary' s Office, at Perth-Amboy, be immediately removed to New Brunswick, until this Congress take further order therein, and that Mr˙ Hart, Mr˙ Martin, Mr˙ Drummond, Mr˙ Potter, and Mr˙ Pope be a Committee to wait upon Mr˙ Pettit with a copy of this Resolve, and to carry the same into effect.

Resolved, unanimously, That the Committees, if they should find it necessary, take to their assistance Colonel Winds, or other Officers at Amboy, with the Troops under

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Adjourned till ten o' clock, Monday morning.