Letter from New-York

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Saturday, June 3, 1775.

The Congress met according to adjournment.

A Letter from the Provincial Convention of New-York, together with sundry Letters and papers enclosed, from Albany, were laid before the Congress and read.

Ordered, To lie on the table.

Upon motion,

Resolved, That a Committee of five persons be chosen to take into consideration the Letter from the Convention of Massachusetts-Bay, dated 16th of May, and report to this Congress what in their opinion is the proper advice to be given to that Convention.

The following persons were chosen by ballot, to compose that Committee, viz: Mr˙ John Rutledge, Mr˙ Johnson, Mr˙ Jay, Mr˙ Wilson, and Mr˙ Lee.

Upon motion,

Resolved, That a Committee be appointed for the purpose of borrowing the sum of Six Thousand Pounds, for the use of America; for the repayment of which, with interest, the Congress will make full and ample provision: And that the said Committee apply the said sum of Money to the purchase of Gunpowder for the use of the Continental Army.

That the Delegates for Pennsylvania compose said Committee, with power as well to borrow the Money as to apply it to the purpose intended.

Resolved, That a Committee of five be appointed to draught a Petition to the King.

That a Committee be appointed to report an Address to the Inhabitants of Great Britain.

Also, a Committee to report an Address to the People of Ireland.

Also, a Committee to draught a Letter to the Inhabitants of Jamaica.

That the three last Committees consist each of three.

That a Committee be appointed to bring in an estimate of the Money necessary to be raised. That this Committee consist of five persons.

That the Committee to report a Petition to the King, be Mr˙ Dickinson, Mr˙ Johnson, Mr˙ J˙ Rutledge, Mr˙ Jay, and Mr˙ Franklin.

That the Committee to report an Address to the Inhabitants of Great Britain, be Mr˙ Lee, Mr˙ R˙ R˙ Livingston, and Mr˙ Pendleton.

That Mr˙ Duane, Mr˙ Wm˙ Livingston, Mr˙ S˙ Adams, and Mr˙ J˙ Adams, be the Committee to report an Address to the People of Ireland.

That Mr˙ Hooper, Mr˙ Wilson, and Mr˙ Lynch, be a Committee to draught a Letter to the Inhabitants of Jamaica.

That Mr˙ Washington, Mr˙ Schuyler, Mr˙ Deane, Mr˙ Cashing, and Mr˙ Hewes, be a Committee to bring in an estimate of the Money necessary to be raised.

Resolved, That this Congress will, on Monday, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into their farther consideration the state of America.

Adjourned till Monday at nine o' clock.