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3 ho˙ P˙ M˙, October 3, 1775.

The Committee met pursuant to adjournment. Present:

For NEW-YORK, Mr˙ Hallett, Mr˙ Beekman, Mr˙ Richard Yates.

For ALBANY, Mr˙ Abraham Yates, Junior, Mr˙ Silvester, Mr˙ Henry Glenn.

For WESTCHESTER, Mr˙ Paulding.

For ORANGE, Mr˙ Lent and Mr˙ Allison.

For RICHMOND, Mr˙ Paul Micheau, Colonel Cortelyou, Mr˙ Richard Lawrence.

For SUFFOLK, Mr˙ Foster, Mr˙ Tredwell.

For TRYON, Mr˙ Sears.

For CUMBERLAND, Mr˙ William Williams.

For CHARLOTTE, Mr˙ Watkins.

John Haring, Esq˙, Chairman, being absent, Abraham Yates, Jun˙, Esq˙, was unanimously chosen and appointed Chairman.

Mr˙ Thomas Buchanan attended, with seven Letters to himself and company, and to the co-partners severally; six of them, at his request, were read publickly, and the other read by a Committee of two gentlemen.

Mr˙ Archibald Lunde, attending at the door, was called in and examined, and produced the Invoice of his Goods.

Declares that he does not know of any Gunpowder on board; that he knew Thomas Peters, a merchant in Virginia; that after the Asia' s boat came to the vessel, he declared he was an Ensign in one of the Regiments at Boston.

Mr˙ Walter Spence, attending at the door, was called in and examined, and produced the Invoice of his Cargo; declared that he did not know of any Gunpowder on board.