Motion by Lancaster Burling

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Thursday, November 23,1775.

At a meeting of the General Committee for the City and County of New-York. Present: John Broome, Chairman.

John Ramsay,
Samuel Johnson,
Nicholas Roosevelt,
Andrew Breasted,
Anthony Abrahams,
Comfort Sands,
Garret Abeel,
A. Brinckerhoff,
George Janeway,
Jacob Van Voorhies,
Hercules Mulligan,
John Berrian,
Jeremiah Brower,
Isaac Stoutenbergh,
Richard Sharpe,
Joseph Totten,
Oliver Templeton,
Daniel Dunscomb,
Benjamin Helme,
Colonel Hyer,
Daniel Phenix,
Cornelius P. Low,
Daniel Wickham,
Colonel Lasher,
Colonel McDougall,
John Anthony,
Hamilton Young,
William Denning,
Gerardus Duyckinck,
Eleazer Miller,
Robert Ray,
Francis Bassett,
Colonel Lott,
Patrick Dennis,
John Pell,
Henry Roome,
Petrus Byvanck,
Lancaster Burling,
Joseph Bull,
John Imlay,
John Alsop,
T. Ivers.

Mr˙ Jacob Walton acquaints the Committee that Thomas Brownejohn has reported that Tea has been imported into the City since the — by Congress.

A Letter from Mr˙ Henry Remsen, acquainting that Mr˙ Amiel has desired the Saltpetre bought of him, on account of Congress, may be paid for, or returned.

Ordered, That the said Letter be referred to Congress.

Ordered, That William W˙ Ludlow and Thomas Gardner be desired to attend this Committee to-morrow evening.

A motion was made by Lancaster Burling, and seconded by Joseph Totten, in the words following, viz:

Mr˙ Chairman: I move that Isaac Sears, Samuel Broome, and John Woodward, be cited to appear before this Board, to answer for their conduct in entering the City this day, with a number of Horse, in a hostile manner, which I consider as a breach of the Association.

Resolved, That Peter Harris has been guilty of a breach of the Resolves entered into by the Provincial Congress, September 1, 1775.

Resolved, That John Midlar has been guilty of a breach of the Resolves entered into by the Provincial Congress, September 1, 1775.

Resolved, That Richard Van De Burgh has been guilty

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