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Letter from the New-York Delegates to the Provincial Congress

"In Congress, March 6, 1776.

"Resolved, That the Secret Committee be directed to send to New-York five tons of Powder, for the use of the Continental Troops there.

"Extract from the Minutes:

"CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary."

Title: Letter from the New-York Delegates to the Provincial Congress: They were much alarmed at General Lee's imposing a Test on the inhabitants of Queen's County, a similar effort in Rhode-Island had passed over unnoticed, reiterated precedents must become
Creator: New-York Delegates, Continental Congress
Editor: New-York Delegates, Continental Congress
Resource Type: text
Genre/Form: documents (object genre)
Date Created: 1776-03-06
Recipient: New-York, Congress
Subject: Key people, events, and institutions: Continental Congress
Military action: logistics, provisioning, and recruitment
Document ID: S4-V5-P01-sp06-D0346
Series: S4
Volume: S4-V5
Part: S4-V5-P01
Sub-Part: S4-V5-P01-sp06
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