New-York Delegates to Committee of Safety

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Philadelphia, September 20, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: We have the honour of your favour of the 9th instant, which we instantly communicated to the Congress. Deputy Adjutant Fleming' s commission, with the rank of Colonel, and a number of blanks, which you request, have already been forwarded; and you may be assured that we shall be attentive to your want of powder, and embrace every opportunity to supply it.

The article of tea gives us real anxiety. We sincerely wish to relieve our suffering fellow-citizens, by enabling them to dispose of what, so much to their misfortune, lies useless and perishing upon their hands. You cannot be insensible of the delicacy of this subject, and how many difficulties we have to struggle with to accomplish your humane request; whether we shall succeed or not, it is out of our power to determine. We are not without hopes; but whatever may be the event, you may rely upon our utmost exertions to obtain the permission which you solicit.

We have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your most obedient humble servants,

JAMES DUANE,
ROB' T R˙ LIVINGSTON, JUN˙,
JOHN ALSOP,
JOHN JAY,
FRANCIS LEWIS.

To the Committee of Safety of New-York.