Wednesday 3d [January] In Congress the Report on the State of New York was considered ー Col. Nat. Heard of the Minute Men at Woodbridge & Col. [David] Waterbury of Connecticut are ordered to take each a large Body of their Men & meet at a Day agreed on, in Queens County Long Island & there disarm the Tories & secure the Ringleaders who it is said are provided with Arms & Ammunition from the Asia Man of War, 2 & other Parts of the Report agreed to as was a Report from the Secret Comee implying that a large Quantity of Produce shall be exported for a Supply of Sail Cloth, other Cloth, Blankets, Needles, Military Stores & other Necessaries to fit out our Fleet and Army ー... A Letter was received from Mr [John] Hanson Chairman of a Comee in Maryland with Conolly & Cameron Two Prisoners ー Smith made his Escape the Comee of Safety here were desired to secure & take the Examination of these Criminals & a Letter was directed to be sent to the Comee of Frederick County to search a certain Saddle for Conollys Instructions, Intelligence of this Saddle had been recd from Gen Washtn... Application was made from the Comee of Philada asking Advice Whether to secure Ld Drummond and Andrew Elliot now in Philada some Members gave them good political Characters & they remained unhurt ー
1. Richard Smith's Diary, LC.
2. Later orders to Waterbury were rescinded, and the expedition was undertaken by Heard and his men.
