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Colonel Allison: from the Committee appointed to consider of, and report what is necessary to be determined as to that part of the Militia who have been disarmed, delivered in the Report of the said Committee, which was read,
And Ordered, That the Secretaries delivery said Report to the next Congress of this Colony for their consideration.
Die Luna, 3 ho˙ P˙ M˙, May 13, 1776.
The Congress met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Brigadier General Woodhull, President.
FOR NEW-YORK. — Col˙ McDougall, Mr˙ Evert Bancker,
Mr˙ Prince, Captain Denning, Mr˙ Scott, Mr˙ Stoutenburgh, Colonel Brasher.
The Jail-keeper of this Congress attending, was admitted. Informed that several of his prisoners were very unruly, and requested a small guard, at least four Sentinels of the Company employed to guard the Records, to be placed this night at the Jail, which is under the care of Alexander Moncrief, to wit: two in the entry, between the Jail doors and two at the windows, on the outside of, those Jail rooms; that such guard as above-mentioned be continued at the Jail until further order.
Ordered, That Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esq˙, as Treasurer of the Congress of this Colony, pay to Robert Benson, Esquire, the sum of one hundred and eighty-one Pounds, in full for his service as one of the Secretaries of this Congress, to this day included.
Ordered, That Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esq˙, as Treasurer of this Congress, pay to John McKesson the sum of one hundred and eighty-one Pounds, for his services as one of the Secretaries of this Congress, to this day included;
and the farther sum of nine Pounds four Shillings and nine Pence for his disbursements (exclusive of Postage) for the use of this Congress, which two sums amount in the whole to the sum of one hundred and ninety Pounds four Shillings and nine Pence, exclusive of what is due to him for Postage.
Allison
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FOR ALBANY. — Mr˙ Cuyler, Mr˙ Glenn, Mr˙ Oothoudt.
FOR ULSTER. — Mr˙ De Witt, Mr˙ Wisner, Colonel Palmer.
FOR SUFFOLK. — General Woodhull, Mr˙ WICKHAM
FOR ORANGE. — Mr˙ Allison, Mr˙ Haring.
FOR RICHMOND. — Mr˙ Adrian Bancker.
FOR WESTCHESTER. — Mr˙ Paulding, Col˙ Joseph Drake, Colonel L˙ Graham.
FOR KING' S. — Mr˙ Leffertse.
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John McKesson produced to this Congress the following account of disbursements for their use, (exclusive of an account of postage, which, he says, he has not here in the Chamber,) viz:
Paid for a strong Chest to keep the Records, bought of Ingliss & Higgins,
£2
12
0
Four reams of Paper, at 24s˙ each,
4
16
0
Seven sticks of Sealing-Wax, bought of John J˙ Roosevelt,
0
7
0
Paid Samuel London, for Wafers,
0
2
3
Paid for seven quires of large folio-post Paper, bought of John J˙ Roosevelt, at 2s˙ 6d.
0
19
6
Parchment for Albany, Ulster, Dutchess, and Suffolk, Brigadier-Generals' Commissions,
0
8
0
Exclusive of Postage,
£9
4
9