Letter from New-Jersey Committee of Safety to the President of Congress

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Trenton, January 23, 1776.

SIR: Your letter of the 20th, covering resolutions of Congress and a letter to Lieutenant Hamer, I received, and delivered Mr˙ Hamer his letter, for which he said he was much obliged . I shall lay your letter and the resolutions before our Provincial Congress, which meets on Tuesday next, to which, I dare say, they will pay proper attention.

Your favour of the 22d, we received this morning, and immediately waited on General Prescott and Captain Chase; on the former a guard was set, as we have informed in our letter of yesterday. The General said he should be glad, if it could be, that his setting off might be deferred until to-morrow morning, to which we readily consented. He and Captain Chase are coming in a light covered wagon, guarded by a detachment of Captain Scott, by whom this will be delivered.

I have the honour to be, (for the Committee,) your most obedient, humble servant,

SAMUEL TUCKER, Chairman.

To the Honourable John Hancock, Esq.