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DIB VENEKIS, 9a A. M. AUGUST 16th 1776

Two Letters from the Secret Committee at Poughlceepsie by Capt. Henry Benson was read& is in the words following to wit:

Sir:Poughkeepsie, August 13th 1776.

Among other measures devised for the defense of Iludsons River we have purchased and arefitting out Two Sloops, each of them more than a match for a Tender. We have given Capt.Benson the command of one, Capt. Casewell of the other. — It will he impracticable to get asufficient number of men for them here, or in our opinion elsewhere, unless permission be givento the Capts. to inlist them from among the new Levies.

We have written to Gren1. Washington on the subject and hope this expedient will meet withthe approbation of the Convention. The State of Connecticut has sent us 20 Canon ten Twelvesand ten six pounders with 50 rounds of shot to each Cannon.

We find it necessary to direct Capt. Benson to endeavour to purchase at New York a numberof Articles for the armed Yessels now fitting out here, which we cannot procure at this place andhog that all possible assistance may be given him. . . . , . ' ,

We are &c &c.ROB'. YATES, Chairman.

O/'dered, that the said letters be referred to Mr. Duer & Col. De Witt — Mr. Duer .having reported thereon, the Convention agreed to a Recital in the words following namely :

Whereas the Secret Committee, appointed by this Convention to devise means for annoyingthe Enemies Ships and obstructing the Navigation of Iludsons River, having by their letter recd

this day informed the Convention of their fitting out two armed Vessels at Poughlceepsie andgiving the command of one of them to Capt. Henry Benson, who they have sent down to NewYork to procure and purchase sundry Articles necessarily required in fitting out said Vessels andrequest the Convention to supply Capt. Benson with money for that purpose.

Ordered that Peter V. B. Livingston Esqr. as Treasurer of this Convention advance to Capt.Henry Benson the sum of £500 for the purpose aforesaid and take his receipt for the same.

DIE LDNAE, 9a HO. A. M. Aua* 19th 1776

The Case of Capt. John Wisner stated as follows, towit:That he had enlisted about 20 Riflemen in Orange County and about 20 at Susqwhanna,

that the men in Orange Coiinty thro' means of the Committee have enlisted in the Militia, Thathe has been ordered by the Field Officers of the Militia of Orange County with a Lieut, to raise38 men of the Militia for the present Service, that he has enlisted upwards of 40 men, that by aletter from II. Wisner Bsqr. he has permission to fill up that Company, but that without part ofthe Bounty he cannot supply his men with arms.

126 Proceedings of the Provincial Congress.

Ordered, that Mr. Sacket & Mr. Tredwell be a Committee to report thereon with all con-venient speed1. . . . . . . . . . .

A Letter from Q-eneral Morris dated yesterday at New Roolielle was read ; he signifies theopinion that it would be most prudent to discharge the Militia of his Brigade at present, withOrders to hold themselves in readiness to march on the first notice.

Ordered, that Mr. Jos*. Smith enquire of his Excellency General ^Washington, whether thedischarge of that Brigade at present will interfere with any plan he has laid or directions, whichhe may have given for the defence of that part of the County and if their discharge will notinterfere with such plan or direction, that they be discharged.

DIE SABBATI, 4a HO. P. M. ATJG*. 24rtt. 1776

5th. Resolved unanimously that such of the Militia of Gen1. WoodhuWs Brigade as are orshall be in actual service, shall be entitled to Continental pay & rations agreeable to their respectiveRanks.

6th. Resolved unanimously that Robert Townsend' be a Commissary to supply the Brigadewith provisions till such time as Gen1. Washington shall give further Orders for that purpose. . . .

Ordered, that the Committee submit to his Excellencys Consideration the propriety of Order-ing Col. Smith's and Col. Remseri s Regt3. of Militia to join the said Brigade.

MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26th 1776

The Committee appointed to wait on Gen1. Washington with the Resolutions for carryingout the Western Suffolk Reg1, and Queens County Militia to prevent the Stock falling in theEnemies hands do Report, that according to orders they waited on his Excellencythat he would immediately give Orders that Col. Smith's aud Remsen's Regts. should march intoQueens County to Join Gen1. WoodhulV and as to calling out any more of the Militia, he askedwhat time we thought it would take to have the Militia of Westchester County Imbodyed, wetold him we thought at least 4 or 5 days, upon which he made no reply. Your Committee dofurther report, it was the Generals opinion, that our Commissary should continue to supply theTroops under Brigadier General Woodhull and that he consult with the Commissary General,that they might not interfere with one another in purchasing provisions.

SAM1. TOWNSENDWILLIAM SMITH.

Ordered that 50 Blank Commissions be sent to the Committee of the County of Albany.1 He was allowed $580.00 to enable liim to pay one half of the bounty to non-commissioned officers and privates

of his Company as part of the Orange Co. Militia. Col. Allison & Col. Hawtliorne -were ordered to muster his menbefore the bounty was paid.

2 Son of Samuel Townsend, the member for Queens County.3 Then a prisoner in the hands of the Enemy, taken near Jamaica on L. I. He died Sept. 20th.


Ordered, that Mr. Adgate, Mr. Bleeoker & Mr. Duer be a Committee to nominate a suitablecharacter for Major of a Keg1, of the Militia in the County of Albany.

Ordered, that the nomination of the Officers for the Albany Rangers be committed to thesame Committee.

HAKLEM, AUGUST 29th 1776

Resolved and ordered- that the Brigadier Generals or commanding Officers of the Militia inthe Counties of Orange, Ulster, Westehester and Dutchess do hold their Militia in readiness tomarch at a moments warning with five Days Provision and as much Ammunition as possible.

At the House of Mr. 0dells in Philips^ s Manor, Aug. 31st 1776Col. Jeromus Remsen followed the Committee (of Safety) from Harlem & requested to

know the Sense of the Committee relative to the Disposition of the Regiment of Militia underhis command lately come from Long Island.

After mature Deliberation the Committee came to the following Resolutions to wit:Whereas Col". Remseris Regiment is composed of the Inhabitants of Kings & Queens

Counties which said Counties are at present occupied by the Enemy, And Whereas it is the Dutyof the Representatives of this State diligently to watch over the safety of their Constituents andto prevent their falling into the Hands of a Tyrannical Enemy who may compel them to bearArras against their Country, Therefore

Resolved that it be earnestly recommended to such of the said Militia, who are attached tothe Cause of this invaded Country, to form themselves into Companies consisting of one Captainone Lieutenant one Ensign, three Sergeants, three Corporals, one Drum, one fife & fifty Privates.

Resolved, that these Companies be commanded by the same Colonel, Captains & Subalternsunder whom they have hitherto served And in Case any Officer or Officers should decline accept-ing his or their Commissions, the same should be tendered to the next commissioned Officers inBank, till the whole Companies are properly officer'd And that in Case from the decline of asufficient number of Officers to accept Commissions there should be any Vacancies, the Companywhere such Vacancy may be shall nominate an Officer to whom the Convention of this State willgrant a Commission, whenever the said nomination shall be approved of by Brigadier GeneralWood/lull & Col°. Remsen.

Resolved, that these Troops when raised shall be entitled to Continental Pay & Rations witha Bounty of four Pounds to each Man on passing Muster and that they contimie in Service tillthe last day of December next and that if any man should chuse to inlist for the space of threeyears or during the War they shall receive a bounty of twenty Dollars per Man on passing Muster.

Resolved that each Man fnrnish himself with a good Gun or Musket, Cartouch Box or BulletPouch, a Blanket and Knapsack and every six Men with a Pot or Camp Kettle.

DIE MKECUEII, 9a HO. A. M. SEPT"' 4th. 1776.

The Committee to whom was referred the Consideration of the Resolution of the Conventionof this State relative to the calling out the Militia of West Chester, Orange, Dutchess and Ulster. . . submit to this Committee of Safety the following Reasons among others


1st. that from the best Information they have been able to obtain the Number of Armed andwell affected Militia in the said Counties do not exceed three thousand and one hundred, theNumber of disarmed and disaffected 2300, and the number of Slaves 2300

DIE LTTNAE 4" HO. P. M. SEPT. 16th 1776.

The Convention was informed, that through the absence of General Morris the Militia ofWest Chester County are not so properly arranged &. managed as they ought to be at this criticalJuncture, occasioned by the absence of Gen1. Morris, Therefore

Resolved that General Morris now at the general Congress do immediately return andassume the command of hia Brigade.

TUESDAY MOBNING, SEPT. 17th. 1776.

The Convention were informed, that a person, late one of the light Horse men of KingsCounty and a Lieutenant of Col°. Smith's Regiment are about Pouglikeepsie'\\\some distress andthat pay is due to them — That sundry of the light Horsemen fled from the Island and have lefttheir horses behind them.

Ordered, that Mr. Duane, Mr. Diter, Mr. Schenck & Doctor Crane be a Committee toenquire into the situation of the Light Horsemen & Lieutenant Onderdoncfc and that they reportthereon.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 18th. 1776

A Letter from the Committee of Albany, dated the 12th Instant was read. They therebyinform, that the Major from Cumberland County, with the proportion of Men, that have beenraised to the Eastward of the Green Mountains as a part of Col°. Van Dycks Regiin*. have notjoined the Regiment or come into the Service.

DIE SABBATI, 9a HO. A. M. SEPT*" 21st. 1776

Mr. Wisner informed the Convention, that the Rangers raised in Orange County are readyfor service ; but as the Indians are quiet and the Rangers unemployed he suggested to the Conven-tion, whether it might not be proper to send them to Fort Montgomerie for the present in lieu ofthe Company of Militia lately ordered to be detached from that County.

Resolved, that thirty men be raised in West Chester County by Capt. Samuel Delavan andput on the same establishment as those under the command of Capt. Micha Townsend, that theycompose one Company, under the Command of the said Cap*. Samuel, Delavan, who is herebyempowered to appoint three Sergeants, three Corporals and a Drummer or fif er in the said Company.


DIE Jovis 4ta HO. P. M. SEPT1. 26th 1776.

A Letter or request of Joab Hoisington was received and read and is in the words followingto wit:

To the Honorable Nathaniel Woodhull, President of the honorable Congress of the State ofNew York ;

Agreeable to the order of the Honorable the Congress I have sent the Muster Rolls of theseveral Company's under my Command by Elizur Andrews, the Bearer, begging the favour ofyour forwarding the Remainder of the Bounty Rations & first Months Wages, taking his receiptfor the same.

Am Sir your humble servantJOAB HOISINGTON

N B. Please to remit my wages and rationslikewise as much of the Ration as the Honor-able Congress shall see fit — find it mucheasier to purchase Supplies with Cash.

A Eeturn of the Commissioned Officers of the four Companies of Rangers commanded byMajor Hoisington, signed by James Clay Chairman was also read and certain Muster Rolls of thesaid Companies were also delivered in (as follows :)Captain Benjamin Wait 1st Lieut

" John Strong 2d "" Joseph Hatch 1st «" Elkanah Day, resd 2d "

& Abner Seeley elected in his place Oct. 23, 17761st. Lieut. Simon Stevens )V » Amos Chamberlain [ in-Hbfcfo Oomp'.1- Lieut. NaM. or Ben?. Whitney ) D

2d " Jehiel Bobbins y

Elisha HawleyZebulon LyonMdadov MedadBentonJohn Barnes

[ in Waits CompT.

!• in Strongs Comp7

Capt. Benjn. Wait,

Muster Roll of Capt. Waits Company :When eulisted.

Aug. 6, 1776Lieut. Eilsha Hawley 6, 1776

" Zebulon Lyon 6, 1776Serg1. Wm- Hunter 8, 1776

" Savri.Messer 16,1776" Elijah Mason 7, 1776

Corp1. Mathew Hammond 7, 1776" Bezaleel Gleason 23, 1776" Pfiineas Sawnders 7, 1776

Samuel Stone 7, 1776Solomon Emmons 7, 1776Simon Athorn 9, 1776Ezekiel Hawley 9, 1776John Heath 9, 177617

Jonathan CadyEUsha FlowersEldad Hubbard.Ava SmeadMathew MillerJoseph HaynesIsrael OlmsteadEbeneser Um/psteadJonathan HammonDavid HunterJohn BillingsMoses WhipplePhineas NewtonJacob Hall

When enlisted.Aug. 16, 1776

16, 177619, 177623, 177627, 177630, 177630,177630, 1776

8, 17768, 1776

10, 177623, 177623, 177623, 1776


When enlisted.Eleazar Leeland Aug. 23, 1776Oliver Williams 7, 1776John Killman Aug. 7, 1776AdinDyTee 7,1776James Sanderson ft, 1776James Call Jim*. 7, 1776John WadUns 12, 1776Sylvester Buggley 27, 1776John Lauren, Septbr. 12, 1776 ,Nattt. Allot Aug. 19, 1776Bliss Hoisington 7, 1776James Call ' 7, 1776Lemuel Colton 12, 1776Lott Hoddgman 13, 1776Thomas Hunter 3, 1776Asa Call 7,1776

Muster roll of Oapt.When enlisted.

Cap*. John Strong Aug. 6, 1776Lieu'. EidadBenton 13, 1776

" John Barns 13, 1776Scrg* Edgar Andrews 6, 1776

" James Harwood 14, 1776" Ephraim Patterson^ 1776

Corp1 Elenezer Catt 15, 1776" Samuel Root 14, 1776" Elisha Smawley 16, 1776

Andrew Powers 7,1776Ignatious Sprague 15, 1776James Cady 15, 1776AW/ah Lampfield 15, 1776Luke Lampfield 15, 1776Thomas Richardson 17, 1776Phinehas Bust 17, 1776Oliver Rust 17, 1776William Freeman 21, 1776

/S&A .?W<2 14, 1776Thomas Davies 14, 1776Levi Andrews 14, 1776Noah Foard 14, 1776Richard Young 14, 1776HezeUah Foard 14, 1776Samuel Crook 14, 1776/SfeJee j&sefee 14, 1776Paul Foard 14, 1776Thomas Oragg 22, 1776

William AnibalIsaac HoisingtonZebina CurtissBenj*. TumalekPeal SusapWild WUlardLot WhitcoiribJohn NewtonNath1. PageAsa Chedel Junr

Thomas FreemanBenj*. Cox

Wheu enlisted.16, 17767, 1776

22, 177616,177616,177618,1776

Septbr 11, 177611, 177611, 177611, 177611, 177611, 1776

Christopher Hall Aug. 12, 1776Timothy Knox 17,1776Phenihas Powers 25, 1776Elenezer Howard 7, 1776

Strongs Company.When enlisted.

Hezekiah Fuller Aug. 22, 1776Andrew McCollister 22, 1776John Sawyer 22, 1776Caleb Young 23, 1776John Sawyer Jun' 22, 1776David Arwicle 22, 1776Enos Sawyer 22, 1776Isaac Gragg 22, 1776Seth Johnson 16, 1776James Smawley 16, 1776James Waterman 16, 1776Jeremiah Percival 16, 1776Elisha Brown 16, 1776John Crary 16, 1776John Lovejoy 16, 1776Jonathan Benton 16, 1776Joseph Havins 16, 1776Elisha Waterman 18, 1776William Evans 18, 1776

Elisha Kent 18, 1776John Stocklridge 18, 1776Amos Kent 18, 1776Moses Parson 18, 1776David Write 18, 1776Robert Simpson 23, 1776Oliver Hand 23, 1776Wm. Martin 23, 1776Joshua Young 23, 1776

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Jesse YoungEphraim HootJohn SanbournDavid Weeks

When enlistedAug. 23, 1776

25, 177629, 177629, 1776

Amos PalmerJosiah ClarkAndrew Lovejoy

When enlisted.Aug. 30, 1776Sept 11,1776Aug. 16, 1776

SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTbr 28th 1776

The Convention were informed that Colo. Humphreys of Dutchess County who is attendingalledges that it is impracticable for him to raise the proportion of the last levies, ordered to bedetached from the Militia of this County, which ought to be detached from his Regiment. Colo.Humphrey called in says, That he understands that the Order for raising men is that they beraised voluntarily — but if otherwise 'tis his opinion that there are so many disaffected that theycannot be drafted — . . . . That Cap*. Joh*. Van Duersen says his whole [Company]Except his Lieutenant and himself are Tories.

Col°. Humphreys withdrew.Whereas twenty days have elapsed since a Resolution of this House was passed for a detach-

ment of Men of the Militia of Dutchess County to reinforce the Garrisons in the Highlands AndWhereas the said Detachment hath not yet been raised and Colo. Humphreys hath representedto this Convention that great difficulties hath arisen in attempting to raise the same.

Resolved that the Committee of the County of Dutchess be authorized and requested toprovide that the said detachment be immediately raised; and for that purpose that they consultwith and afford General Ten Broeck their advice and Influence.

MONDAY MORNING SEPT. 30th. 1776

A Letter from the honble John Hancock Pres1. of the Continental Congress (including sundryEcsolutions) was received and read and is as follows :

(Extract) You will perceive by the enclosed Resolutions . , that they (Congress)have come to the Determination to augment our Army and to engage the Troops to serve duringthe Continuance of the "War. . . . . The many ill consequences arising from a short andlimited Inlistment of Troops, are too obvious to be mentioned. In general give me Leave toobserve, that to make Men well acquainted with the Duties of a Soldier, requires Time, and tobring them under proper Subordination and Discipline, not only requires Time, but has alwaysbeen a work of much Difficulty. "We have had frequent Experience that Men of a few DaysStanding will not look forward, but as the Time of their Discharge approaches, grow careless oftheir Arms, Ammunition, etc and impatient of all Restraint. The Consequence of which theLatter part of the Time for which the Soldier was engaged is spent in undoing what the greatestPains had been taken to Inculcate at first. . . . . . . *

The heavy and enormous Expence consequent upon calling forth the Militia, the delay attend-ing their Motions and the difiiculty of keeping them in Camp render it extremely Improper to

'Pres'. Hancock attributes the fall of Gen1. Montgomery before QuebecJe to the impatience of his troops, who want-ing to go home at the end of their time, compelled him to make the attack.


place our whole dependence on them. Experience hath, uniformly convinced us of this, some ofthe Militia having actually deserted the Camp at the very moment their Services were the mostwanted. . . . . . .

As the Troops now in Service, belonging to the several States will be considered as a part oftheir Quota in the American Army, you will please to take such Steps as you Judge necessary toascertain what Number of Troops, as well as what Officers will engage to serve during the War.I send by this Express blank Commissions to be filled with such as you shall be pleased to appoint.

The Resolutions referred to are as follows:

In Congress, September 16th. 1776.

Resolved, That eighty-eight Battalions be enlisted as soon as possible to serve during thepresent "War and that each State furnish their respective Quotas in the following Proportion, viz:

New Jersey 4 BattalionsPennsylvania, 12 doDelaware 1 doMaryland 8 do

Virginia 15 BattalionsNorth Carolina 9 doSouth Carolina 6 doGeorgia 1 do'

New Hampshire 3 BattalionsMassachusetts Bay 15 doRhode Island 2 doConnecticut 8 doNew York 4 do

That twenty Dollars be given as a Bounty to each non-commissioned Officer and privateSoldier, who shall enlist to serve during the present war, unless sooner discharged by Congress.

That Congress make Provision for granting Lands in the following Proportions to the Officersand Soldiers who shall so engage in the Service and continue therein to the Close of the War oruntil discharged by Congress and to the Representatives of such Officers and Soldiers as shall beslain by the Enemy; such Lands to be provided by the United States, and whatever Expenceshall be necessary to procure such Land, the said Expence shall be paid and borne by the Statesin the same Proportion as the other Expences of the War, viz :

To a Colonel 500 acres, a Lieutenant 200 acres,a Lieut. Colonel 450 acres, an Ensign 150 doa Major 400 do Each non-comd. Officer and Soldier 100 acresa Captain 300 do

That the Appointment of all Officers and filling up Yacaneies (except general Officers) beleft to the Governments of the several States, and that every State provide Arms, Cloathing, andevery Necessary for its Quota of Troops according to the foregoing Estimate, the Expence of theCloathing to be deducted from the pay of the Soldiers as usual.

That all Officers be commissioned by Congress.That it be recommended to the several States that they take the most speedy and effectual

Measures for enlisting their several Quotas. That the Money to be given for Bounties be paidby the Paymaster in the Department where the Soldier shall enlist.

That each Soldier receive Pay and Subsistence from the Time of their Enlistment.

September 19, 1776That the Adjutants of Regiments in the Continental Army be allowed the Pay and Rations

of Captains and have the Rank of First Lieutenants.1 [The population of the Colonies was then about the following : New Hampshire 140,000, Massachusetts incl.

Maine 470,000, Rhode Island 65,000, Connecticut 230,000, New York 335,000, New Jersey 180,000, Pennsylvania 490,-000, Maryland 315,000, Virginia 745,000, the Oarolinas 630,000, Georgia 80,000. . »••"


DIE MABTIS, 9a HO. A. M. OCTOBER 1st. 1776.

An Ace*, of Lead & Ball & Ca shipd off by Peter T. Curtenius agreeable to Orders of Con-gress & delivered to the following persons, viz:

TO WHOM DELIVERED.

Nath1. Sacket, DutchessJon". Platt, WestchesterHenry Wisner, jun. Ulster.

do OrangeSimon Stevens, Gloster & CumbA

Col. L. Paulding, G. Clinton's CampJohn Loyd & StamfordZedekiah Mills .. .Casper Mabie & J. Herring, OrangeDelivered by order of Gen1. Washington to E.

Cheevers, Commissary of Artillery Stores. . .

Ibs of lead

6000750

6000400075009772

448001120022400

51520

163942

Ibs of ball

750

>

4176

42466

Bulletmoulds

8

8

BJ1Ibooks

309

309

Toma-hawks.

340

340

Shovels

12

12

An Account of the Ball & Flints delivered by Peter T. Curtenius before Mr. Norwood'sappointment:

To Tryon CountyWestchester County.UlsterDutcJiessAlbanySuffolkNew York

dododododo

Ball.

600800400

1000200010001350

7150

Flints.300040002000500095005000

28,500

DIE MEKCtTRii, 9a HO. A. M. OOTB* 2nd 1776f ..

Resolved1, that the non-commissioned Officers & privates of the several Companies of Guardsor Bangers employed in the Counties of Dutches & Westchester under the Command of CaptainCommandant Melaneton Smith be allowed 10s. per week each for their subsistence from this dayduring their continuance in that Service.

Upou a petition of the men of Capt. Clark's and Capt. Micah Townsend Cornp189 of Guards.

134 Proceedings of the Provincial Congress,

DIE Jovis, 9a HO. A. M. OOTB' 3d 1776

Mr. Wisner from the Committee appointed to make an Estimate of the price of the Spearsdirected to be made for the use of the Militia of this State, reported as follows, towit:

That the Smiths be allowed for the spears steeled 5s 6 p* spear and for those without stealincluding the rivets 4s 6 and that the Carpenters be allowed Is for each shaft or handle, That theSmith and the Carpenter each taking his part of that business are to fit in the handles, rivet themin the spears and fit them for use for the above price, so that when compleated, the price for thosespears that are steeled be 6s 6 and those not steeled 5s 6. The same being read was agreed to.

Resolved that the Committee to whom were referred the Resolutions of Congress relative tothe raising the 4 Continental Regu. in this State to serve during the War, be and they are herebyauthorized to apply to any Officer in the Continental Service and obtain from them proper returns& Information, respecting the rank & number of Officers & men raised in this State, togetherwith the terms of their Enlistment and such other intelligence as the said Committee may thinknecessary to enable them to form their Report.

Mr. Z. Platt brot into Convention a return or Rank Roll of the Officers employed in Col.Morris Graham's Reg*, and moved that Commissions might be issued for the Officers in thatService to be in force untill the Reg', is discharged.

A Rank Roll for Col. Morris Graham's Reg*, of Foot in Service of the U. States of Americaunder the command of Brigadier Gen1. Clinton, at Head Quarters Kings Bridge September the10th. 3,776.

Morris Graham Col°. Roswell Hopkins Lieut. Col°. William Barker Major(1st) Capt Brinton Paine (5th) Capt Andries Hearmanoe1st Lieut Sam1. Waters lBt Lieut Herman I. Knickerbacker2d do Wm Meade . 2d do Geo. Sharpe

(2d) Capt Peter Stoutenburgh (6th) Capt Wm Stewart1st Lieut TPm Derinison 1st Lieut John L. Hardenbergh2a do Menezer Mott 2a do John Seaton

(3d) Capt Israel Platt (7th) Capt John Van Steenbergh1st Lieut Reuben Hopkins 1st Lieut Stephen JEdget2d do Jonas Parks 2a do Benj*. Bogardus

(4th) Capt Elisha Barlow (8th) Capt James Tetter1"* Lieut Ezra #'. John I8* Lieut TFm Tremper2d do Ebeneser Carter 2d do Paul Van Auden

Staff OfficersReuben Hopkins, Adjutant Geo, Morehouse, Quarter Master

Surgeon.Mate.

[Commissions were issued to them this day in addition to their respective former rank in theMilitia.]

New York in the Revolution.

DIE GENEKIS, GOT 8th. P. M. 1776

135

Whereas it is absolutely necessary in the present critical conjuncture, that one Company of49 men in the County of Albany and one Company of 49 men in the County of Dutches beimmediately raised for the purpose of detecting and defeating the intentions and conspiracies ofour secret and open Enemies, Therefore

Resolved, that one Company be immediately raised in the County of Albany and that oneother Company be immediately raised in the County of Dutches, That each Company consist of

1 Capt 3 Corporals1 Lieut 1 Fif er &3 Sergeants 40 Privates,

49 men, That the pay of those Companiesbe the same as the pay of the Continental Troops, That the Cap'8 be allowed each 16s pr week,The Lieuts. 14s and the non-commissioned Officers & privates each 10s pr week in lieu of allEations & Subsistence — That Petrus Van Oaasbeck be and is hereby appointed Cap*, and Sam,1.Thome Lieut.1 of the said Company to be raised in the County of Albany and that the saidCompany do rendesvous at and about the Manor of Livingston and be subject to the Order of theConvention or Committee of Safety of this State and under the direction of the Committee ofthe City and County of Albany or such person or persons as the Convention or Committee ofSafety of this State shall appoint.

That Nath1. Scribner be and is hereby appointed Capt. and Joseph Field Lieut, of the saidCompany to be raised in the County of Dutches and that the said Company do rendesvous atFredericfaburg & South East precincts of the said County and be subject to the Order [as above,Dutchess being substituted for Albany}

That the Chairman of the Committee of the District of the Manor of Livingston for thetime being, be the Muster Master to Muster the Company to be raised in the County of Albanyand that Col. John Field be appointed Muster Master of the Company to be raised in DutchesCounty.

That the said Company to be raised in the County of Dutches be incorporated and deemeda part of the Corps whereof Cap*. Melancton Smith is Commandant and that both the Companieshereby directed to be raised be enlisted to continue in Service for the Term of three months,unless sooner discharged.

IN COMMITTEE OF SAFETY FOE THE STATE OF NEW YORKFisTiUll Octor. 19th 1776.

Whereas Information has been recd. by this Committee from the Honble Major Gen1. Schuylercommanding the Continental Army in the Northern department of the total destruction of ourFleet on Lake Champlain etc

Resolved that a Committee be forth with appointed* to repair to the City of Albany in order to1 Sam1. T. Ten Broeek was appointed 3d Lieut. Nov. 1, 1776.' The Committee were Gen1 Abr™ Ten Broeek, Evart Bancker, Jacob Cuyler, John Bleecker, John Taylor, James

Duane, TFm Harper, Rob* B. Livingston, Rob1 Yates, Christ* Yates, John Ten Broeek, Volkert Vedder.

136 Proceedings of tlw Provincial Congress.

co-operate with Major General Schuyler on devising and carrying into execution all such measuresas they shall deem most effectual for repelling the Invasion of the Enemies Army on the Northernand Western frontiers of this State and that for this purpose they be invested with full powers tocall out the whole or any part of the Militia of the Counties of Tryon, Charlotte, Cumberlmd,Gloucester & Albany to such place or places as they shall think proper & necessary.

Resolved, that Col". Renselaer with the Detachment of his Militia now at the House of Jri>.Carpenter of Charlotte Preoinof postpone his march till such time as he shall receive orders fromthe Committee appointed by the Convention of the State of New York for the purpose ofenquiring into, detecting and defeating all Conspiracies formed in the State of New York againstthe Liberties of America.

Resolved, that the Colonels of all the Regiments of Militia, or in their absence, the nextcommanding Officer ia Ulster County be forthwith ordered to hold their Regiments in readinesswith three days provisions to march at a moments warning.

Resolved, that the Officers and men of the Militia so called out shall be entitled to Continentalpay and Rations during the time they are actually ia service.

Resolved, that it be earnestly recommended to the Committees of Albany, Tryon, Gloucester,Charlotte and Cumberland, to give all possible aid to the commanding Officers of their respectiveMilitia, in calling out and equipping the said Militia and that the said Committees do carry intoexecution all such other measures as to them shall be recommended by the Committee hereafternamed."

FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8th 1776

Whereas the Militia of the district of the Manor of Livingston, Coxsaky, Cattskill, Luning.burg & Groeteniburg in the County of Albany, either through want of Zeal in or Disaffectionto the cause of American Freedom, have not on a late occasion turned out with arms or in otherrespects born an equal part in the defence of their Country with the other Inhabitants of thisState

Resolved therefore that the commanding Officers of the Militia of the said District imme-diately detach out of the same one hundred men to wit fifty from the Manor of Livingston andfifty from the Districts of Qoxsaky, Cattskill, Luninburg and Groetimboght . . . .and that they proceed without delay to this place to work and labour in erecting the (said)Barracks3 each man to provide himself with either a good felling axe, a spade, an Iron shovel ora Cornhoe. The detachment of the Manor of Livingston to be commanded by a Captain and thedetachments from the other districts by Two subalterns of known attachment to the cause ofAmerica, these Officers to be appointed by the Commanding Officers of the Militia [of the] abovementioned districts, to be continued in pay (say service) for one month unless sooner dischargedand the Officers to be allowed Continental pay and Rations.

Resolved, that if any person or parcels to be detached as aforesaid should refuse to march,that the Commanding Officer of the Militia in such case be authorized to call upon Captain PeterGaasbeck for the assistance of his Company in order to Compel them.

1 In Dutohess County.9 The Committee were Gen1 Ab* Ten Brceek, Evart Bancker, Jacob Cuyler, John Bleecker, John Taylor, James

Duane, Wm Harper, Bob1 B. Livingston, Bob1 Yates, Christ' Yates, John Ten Broeck, Volkert Vedder.3 Gen1. Washington had directed Barracka for 2000 men to be erected at or near Mslikill. William Duer was to be

Superintendent for building them.

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Resolved, that three days wages shall be allowed to each man for coming and as many forGoing or returning home together with one penny per mile for his maintenance upon the road.

Resolved, that any person detached as above may send any Slave or able bodied man accus-tomed to labour in his stead.

TUESDAY MORNING, N~ovr 12th 1776

Resolved that all Muster Eolls hereafter to be delivered or brought into the Convention ofthis State, shall before the allowance thereof be attested by the Captain or other Officer commandingeach respective Company in the manner following viz': ,

I, A. B. Captain of a Company of Foot raised in the County of . . . . do solemnlydeclare, that the within is a Just and true muster Boll of my Company for the Month of ...(specifying the Month) containing the names of the Officers and privates of the said Companyand the times of their respective Enlistment and Service.

Resolved, that every such muster Roll be so attested before the President or Vice Presidentof the Convention of this State or the Chairman of the Committee of the County in which suchCompany was raised, who are hereby respectively empowered to administer such Oath.

DIE Jovis, 4ta HO. P. M. NoV 21st 1776.

The Committee appointed for carrying into execution the Besolves of Congress relative tothe new arrangement of officers &c beg leave to report:

That in pursuance of the Orders of the Convention & agreeable to the directions of theGeneral Congress your Committee have compleated an arrangement of Officers for the fourBattallions ordered to be raised in this State, which arrangement is annexed to Report.

They further beg leave to report, that in forming the above mentioned Report (sayarrangement) so far as the officers of Col° Dubois1 Regiment were concerned in it, your Committeeconsidered them as entitled to no other rank, than what they held prior to their appointment inthat Kegiment, which was done without the recommendation or intervention of the Conventionof this State, contrary to the uniform practice in all similar cases and in prejudice of other Officersof higher rank and equal merit. That your Committee were constrained by those principals toomit Col" DuBois's name in the present arrangement.—That Col° DuBois hath been wellrecommended to this Committee as an exceeding good Officer capable of commanding a Regimentwith Credit to himself & advantageous to his country.

That from the Quota of this State being assess'd so low as Four Battallions, many goodofficers will be unprovided for. That sundry applications have been made to your Committeefor Commissions by Young Gentlemen of Fortune and Family, whose services your Committeeare under the disagreeable necessity of declining to accept.

That your Committee are clearly of Opinion that another Battallion might be raised in thisState and they therefore earnestly recommend it to the Convention to use their Influence withthe General Congress to obtain their permission and order for that purpose, and Col°. DuBois tocommand the said Battallion so to be raised and to have the Bank of fourth Colonel of the NewYork forces.

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That the Officers, whose names are contained in the annexed arrangement, have been wellrecommended to this Committee, as proper for the officers assign'd them and that the Committeehave no doubt but that the Troops under their command will do honor to this State.

And your Committee further beg leave to Report, that the importance of Military disciplainis so obvious and the honor and safety of this State so deeply concerned in the behaviour &Credit of their Troops, that it is absolutely necessary, that the most effectual means should beadopted for perfecting them in military Evolutions and discipline ; That a good part of this Statebeing already possessed by powerful armies of the enemy, whose disposition and motives willprobably render it necessary to call those Troops into immediate service and to divide theBattallioiis into detachments ; it is to be apprehended that unless some extraordinary provisionshall be made many of the soldiers must be deprived of the Opportunity of being taught theirMilitary Exercises by experienced and capable Disciplinarians. From those considerations yourCommittee beg leave earnestly to recommend it to the Convention, to request of the GeneralCongress to commission on their recommendation an Aid Major to each of the Battallions of thisState—The aid Majors to be appointed to be paid by this State and to hold such Rank as theywould have been respectively entitled to had they been provided for in any of the Companies ofthe Battallions of or raised in this State.

ROB' YATEB, Chairman.

Ordered, that,a letter be written to the Honorable the Continental Congress requestingtheir approbation of the Resolutions for'raising a fifth Battallion in this State to be commandedby Col°. DuBois, and another Letter to Gen1 Washington requesting his countenance to thatmeasure. . . . . . . . .

Ordered that the Treasurer of this State advance on Continental account, for the purposeof recruiting the four Battallions of Continental Troops to be raised in this State the furthersum of twelve thousand pounds to wit to Colonel Goose van Schaick the sum of three thousandpounds, to Col". Phillip Cortlandt the sum of three thousand pounds, to Col°. Gansevoort thesum of three thousand pounds & To Col. Henry B. Livingston the like sum of three thousandpounds to enable them the said Colonels to disburse the Bounty money to their recruiting officers,each respective Colonel to give his receipt to be accountable for the expenditure of the sum heshall receive by virtue of this Order.

A List of the Officers of Four Battallions to be raised in the State of New York, arrangedby a Committee of Convention of the said State, November 21st. 1776.

I8t BattallionJl Goose Van SahaicTc Esq. Col.3 Corn3 Van Dyck Esq L' Col.2 Chrisf P. fates Esq Major

Peter T. Tears Adj4.Henry Van Woert Qr Master

I8' Battallion.3 John Graham 2d Capt.9 Nich* Van Rensselaer I8t Lieut

29 John Lansing jun. 2d do4 John Ten Eyck Ensign

2 Joseph M^CraoJcen 1st Capt4 Leonard Bleecker 1st Lieut5 John Dinny 2d do7 John Werner Ensign

1 These figures denote the relative rank of the officers, as arranged by the Committee.

6 Andrew FrinTc 3d Capt.19 Tobias Van Veghten 1st Lieut32 B. Van Valkenlurgh 2d do

3 Abraham, G. Lansing Ensign

1st Battalion.

12 Ben. Hicks 4th Capt13 Charles Parsons 1" Lieut26 Samuel Thorne 2d do

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21 Samuel T. Pell 4«> Capt26 Isaac Sherwood 1st Lieut14 .#. Johnson 2d do

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Wilhelmus Rgckman Ensign

14 David Van Ness 5th Capt11 John Ilooghert 1st Lieut11 Alm Ilardenbergh 2d do

Jacob H. Wendell Ensign

17 Samuel Van Weght Capt12 John E. Ten Brower L.10 WmScuder 2d do

6 Peter 8. Hoseboone Ensign

18 John H. Wendell Capt14 A. Sherwood Lieut.9 John Oostrander 2d do5 .Pefer /. Schuyler Ensign

19 Garritl. Veddtr Capt.15 Barent S. Salisbury Lieut12 Ephraim Snow 2d do

Abraham Ten Eyck Pay Master

2d Battallion2 Philipp Van Cortland Esqr Colonel1 Frederick Wcissenfels Esq. Lt Col.

Elisha Marshall Adj'De Witt Quarter Master

2 Matthew Clark 1st Lieut4 William Munday 2d do8 Peter Dolson Ensign

9 Benj* Pelton 2d Capt8 /«me# M. Hughes 1st Lieut1 Wm Tapp 2d do

18 T. Beekman Ensign

8 Charles Graham 3d Capt20 /ames Miller 1st Lieut15 James Fairley 2d do9 Timothy Smith Ensign

10 Andrew White Ensign

22 Richard Plait 5th Capt31 Robert Wood 1s* Lieut13 GiW James Livingston 2d do15 Wm Glenny Ensign

2 Elijah Hunter Capt.6 Isaac Van Wert Lieut

16 Cha\ Weisenfels 2d do11 Tho\ Bushfield Ensign

25 Jonathan Ballet Capt29 Peter Benedict Lieut17 Christopher Codwise 2d Lieut14 Joseph Herring Ensign

27 ^Edward Lounsberry Capt.23 Charles NewJcirk Lieut.

8 Jeremiah Clark 2d do12 Wm Nottingham Ensign

Hunlock Woodruff received by Col.Weisenfelts as Surgeon.

3d Battallion3 Peter Q-ansevoort Esq. Colonel2 Marinus Willett Esq. L Col.3 Hobert Cockran Esq Major

Geo. Sythes, AdjtThomas Williams, Quarter Master

7 Elias Van Renselaer Capt1 Jonathan Pearsey Lieut

22 Thomas Costradum 2d do

10 Thomas De Witt 2a Capt24 Henry Pawling 1st Lieut21 Benj* Bogardus 2d do


3d Battallion.11 O. T. Jmson 3d Capt25 II. Van der Heyden 1st Lieut31 James Dubois 2d do2 Samuel English Ensign

16 Abraham Swartwoud 4th Capt32 Phillip Conine 1st Lieut3 Gilbert R. Livingston 2d do

20 Aaron Austin 5th Capt21 John Batt 1st Lieut25 GerritStaatsW do \

20 James Gregg Capt27 Levi StockweU Lieut

Jam.es Blake 2d do

29 Henry Tiebout Capt.30 /saac Bogert Lieut27 F"m Jfeode

32 John Houston Capt14 JoAfi Welder Lieut19 Prentice Brower 2d do

4th Battallion.4 Henry B. Livingston Col4 Ben: Ledyard Major

Peter Socket Adj*Van Wyck, Qr Master

John Peter Detard Chaplain

4 Samuel Sacket CaptThereupon Resolved, that the Committee of

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4th Battallion.3 Nath1 Norton 1st Lieut2 Geo. Smith 2d do

19 Joshua Drake Ensign

5 John Davis 2d Capt5 Wm Havens 1st Lieut7 Silvanus ConTdin 2d do

20 CtoieJ Brewster Ensign

Jacobus Boucrans1 Capt16 Simeon Try on 1st Lieut23 Peter Van BenscTiooten 2d do

James Campbell Ensign

15 William Jackson 4th Capt10 Thomas Lee 1st Lieut20 Elenezer Mott 2d do

1 Joseph Trylock Ensign

24 NatW Strong 5th Capt.22 Edward ConcUin 1st Lieut21 Joshua Young Ensign

26 Benny. Walker Capt.30 Israel Smith Capt.17 Pelton Jackson Lieut.30 Thomas Hunt 2d do

31 Jonathan Titus Capt18 John Lloyd Lieut28 Abrm Hyatt 2d do

Melancton Lloyd Woolsey Ensign

Safety does agree with the Committee of

TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 10th 1776.

Resolutions of Congress, Novbr 30th 1776.

Resolved, that the State of New York be empowered to raise another Battallion on theContinental establishment, That the Convention or Council of Safety of New York be empoweredto appoint an Aid-Major to each of the Battallions raised by that State, the pay and expence ofwhich to be borne by that State.

1 Probably meant for Rosecrans.

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