Note from the Committee

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New-York, July 27, 1774.

The Committee met, by adjournment, this evening: Present,

Isaac Low, Chairman,
William Bayard,
Philip Livingston,
Charles Nicholl,
John Moore,
Edward Laight,
William Walton,
Richard Yates,
John De Lancey,
John Jay,
Benjamin Booth,
Charles Shaw,
Alexander Wallace,
Gabriel H˙ Ludlow,
Gerard Duyckinck,
Peter Van Schaack,
Henry Remsen,
Peter T˙ Curtenius, Abraham Duryee,
Joseph Bull,
Richard Sharpe,
Peter Goelet,
Joseph Hallet.

A Note from the Committee at Mr˙ Marriner' s, to the Delegates nominated by this Committee, with their Answer was read, and is in the words following:

New-York, July 26, 1774.

GENTLEMEN:

As you are upon the nomination as Delegates to represent this city and county of New-York, at the proposed Congress, in order to avoid the inconveniences which may arise from contested elections, we are requested as a Committee from a number of citizens to ask you, whether on your part you will engage to use your utmost endeavours at the proposed Congress, that an agreement not to import goods from Great Britain until the American grievances be redressed, be entered into by the Colonies there to be represented. If you will so engage, the body by whom we are nominated will support you, if not, that body have a set of candidates who will comply with the proposed engagement.

Presented by Messrs˙ ABRAHAM BRASHER, THEOPHILUS ANTHONY, FRANCIS VAN DYCK, JEREMIAH PLATT, CHRISTOPHER DUYCKINCK.