New-York Committee

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New-York, April 17, 1775.

The Sub-Committee appointed 27th March last, to State and Report an account, of the Sales, and of the Profits which have arisen from the Goods, Wares, and Merchandise, disposed of under the direction of the General Committee, agreeable to the Tenth Article of the Association of the late Continental, Congress, do make the following Report, viz:

Arrived, In the Ship Isabella, from Dublin, two boxes Linens, sold 9th December last, for the first cost and charges; — £0 0s˙ Od˙;

In the Schooner Dolphin, Captain Waterman, from Jamaica, 3d December last, thirty-five bags Pimento, sold for first cost and charges, — £0 s˙ 0d˙;

In the Sloop Polly, Captain Thompson, from Falmouth,

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In the Ship Sally, Captain Bruce, from Greenock, 15th December last, sundry Merchandise, which were sold and yielded a profit of — £26 17s˙ 0d˙;

In Brig Rebecca, Captain Saunders, from Madeira, sundry pipes of Wine, sold 23d December last, for first cost and charges, — £0 0s˙ 0d˙;

In the Monimia, from Greenock, sundry Merchandise, sold 29th December last, yielded a profit of £0 0s˙ od˙;

In the Brig Freemason, Captain Sample, from Newry, 2d January last, sundry Merchandise, sold 9th January, and yielded a profit of — £9 0s˙ 3d˙;

In the Ship Sally, Captain Bagley, from Liverpool, 17th December last, sundry Merchandise, sold 22d December, and yielded a profit of — £23 14s˙ 4d˙;

In Ship Lady Gage, Captain Mesnard, from London, sundry Merchandise, sold 16th and 20th December last, yielded a profit of — 18s˙ 0d˙;

In the Brig Fair Lady, from Bristol, 19th December, sundry Merchandise, sold 23d December, and yielded a profit of — £29 12s˙ 4d˙;

In the Charming Peggy, from Cork, one hundred and seventy-five barrels of Beef and Pork, and thirty firkins of Butter, sold the 31st day of December, for first cost and charges, — £0 0s˙ 0d˙;

In the Ship Glasgow, Captain Craig, from Greenock, four bales Carpeting, and eighty tons of Coal, sold 10th January last, for first cost and charges, — £0 0s˙ 0d˙;

In the Brig Friendship, Captain Bryson, from Jamaica, a quantity of Pimento, sold for the first cost and charges, — £0 0s˙ 0d˙;

A trunk of Calicoes imported from London, via Philadelphia, sold for first cost and charges, — £0 0s˙ 0d˙;

In the Brig George, Captain Calder, from Newcastle, a quantity of Coal and Cordage, sold, and yielded a profit of — £4 2s˙ 0d˙;

In the Ship Jamaica, Capt˙ Jermyn, from London, sundry Merchandises, sold and yielded a profit of £1 1s˙ 2d˙;

In the Ship Lilly, Captain Cochran, from Greenock, 1st January last, sundry Merchandises, sold 6th January, and yielded a profit of — £22 16s˙ 7d˙;

In the Brig Elliot, Capt˙ Pym, from Liverpool, sundry Merchandise, sold, and yielded a profit of $10 9s˙ 3d˙;

Jn the Ship Rockingham, from Newcastle, a quantity of Coul, Grindstones, and Bottles, sold 24th January last, for the first cost and charges, — £0 0s˙ 0d˙;

In the Ship Hester, from Jamaica, a quantity of Pimento, sold the 12th day of December, for cost and charges, — £0 0s˙ 0d˙;

In the Brig Patty, Captain Ashfield, from Madeira, in December last, sundry pipes and quarter casks of Wine, sold for the first cost and charges, — £0 0s˙ 0d˙;

In the Ship Daniel, Captain Casey, from Liverpool, sundry Merchandise, sold January 7th, 1775, and yielded a profit of — £35 6s˙ 2d˙
Profits, — £347 4s˙ 1d˙

From the above state it appears, that the sum of £347 4s˙ 1d˙ hath arisen upon the Goods, Wares, and Merchandise disposed of under the direction of the General Committee, agreeable to the Tenth Article of the Association, "to be applied towards relieving and employing such poor inhabitants of the Town of Boston as are immediately sufferers by the Boston Port Bill.

ABRAHAM BRASHER,
JEREMIAH PLATT,
PETER T˙ CURTENIUS.