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A Letter from Major-General Lee, submitting to the Congress the case of Jean Baptiste De Gas , and the establishment of a Company of Artificers, &c˙, was read and filed, and is in the words following, to wit:
"New York, February 14, 1776.
"SIR: Enclosed I take the liberty of sending the case of Jean Baptiste De Gas, a Canadian, submitting to the consideration of the Provincial Congress whether it would not be proper to furnish him with a necessary sum of money to enable him to proceed to Mr˙ Bancock, to whom he has been recommended.
"Sir, as, in all probability, a considerable body of troops will be stationed in this city and its environs during the present contest, I would take the liberty to propose to the Congress the establishment of a Corps of Artificers. Such an establishment is not only necessary for the different military works, but I apprehend it will answer very materially in point of economy.
"There is another circumstance I must beg leave to
"I am, sir, your most obedient servant,
"CHARLES LEE.
"To the President of the Provincial Congress of the Colony of New-York."
General Lee Recommends the Establishment of a Corps of Artificers
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mention: it is, sir, to appoint some person as Commissary, to receive, take care of, and be responsible for the various sorts of military stores now in our hands.