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At a meeting of the Committee of Safety at the City Hall of the City of New-York, on Tuesday, the 11th day of July, 1775 at 9 o'clock, A.M.
A Letter from Gen. [David] Wooster was read, and is in the words following, viz:
Camp near New York, July 11, 1775
Sir Peter Herring the man who last night assisted in conveying on board the Asia, man of war one of the prisoners sent here by the Continental...
Date: 11 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A draft of an answer to the letter of Burnet Miller, chairman of the Committee of East and South-Hampton, was read and approved of, and is in the words following, to wit:
Committee of Safety, For the Colony of New-York July 12, 1775
Gentlemen ー We are favoured with your letter dated South-Hampton the 5th instant, signed by Mr. Miller, Chairman of the committee of East and South-Hampton, and are...
Date: 12 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Alderman [David] Matthews and Alderman [George] Brewerton, applied to the committee and delivered a letter from Captain [George] VanDeput of His Majesty's ship Asia to Governor [William] Tryon, complaining that one of his boats is brought on shore and the crew detained prisoners; and the committee being informed that the boat's crew are prisoners in Gen. [David] Wooster's camp; and also, that His...
Date: 13 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Stephen Seaman and Obadiah Seaman attending at the door, were called in, and gave the committee such information, as affords great reason to suspect that George Youngs and his son, and Captain [John] Brush, and one [Cornelius] Conklin, all of Huntington, are concerned in shipping provisions to supply Gen. Gage's fleet and army Short notes of their examinations were taken and filed.
Thereupon a...
Date: 14 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
General [Philip] Schuyler having by his letter of the eleventh instant requested this Committee to appoint a proper person to command the Sloop [Enterprise] on Lake Champlain and send him up with all convenient speed, and Capt. Patrick Dennis being sent for to confer with on the subject, recommended Capt. James Smith for the above service.
Captain James Smith attended and expressed his great...
Date: 15 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Mayor of the city of New-York attending in the next room, informed some of the members, that the magistrates had applied to a carpenter to build a boat for the ship Asia, to replace that lately burnt belonging to the said ship Asia; that the Carpenter desires an order or protection from this Board for that purpose, to convince any of his fellow-citizens (who might inquire), that he is doing...
Date: 18 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A draft of a letter to the committee at Brunswick, in New Jersey, was read and approved, and is in the words following, to wit.
Committee of Safety for the Colony of New York, During the recess of the Provincial Congress, New York, July 21st, 1775.
Gentlemen: We have had intelligence that boats have sundry times loaded flour at-or about your city, and have run down to the west bank, and there...
Date: 21 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Major Lockwood informed the Committee that the enemy's ships are at White Stone. Thereupon,
Resolved and Ordered, That Mr. Hobart and Mr. R. R. Livingston, be a committee to wait on His Excellency General Washington, and confer with him relative to the state of Nassau island, and what measures may be necessary for distressing the enemy thereon, or defending or reinoving the inhabitants, and that...
Date: 27 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A letter from Comfort Sands, Esqr. dated at New-Rochelle, yesterday, and sent by Mr. Danl. Redfield, informing the Committee that said Redfield was sent to be examined relative to the enemy's ships, and requesting the Committee to give him a permit to pass King's Bridge.
Danl. Redfield, being examined, says, that about 4 o'clock on Monday morning last, his sloop, going from New-York, was taken by...
Date: 29 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Thomas Creiger, commander of the schooner General Putnam, a vessel of war fitted out by, and belonging to this State, waited upon the Committee, and informed them that the said schooner is very much out of repair, and as the winter is approaching, submitted to the Committee whether it would be proper to keep the said schooner longer in service.
The Committee were of opinion that this matter be...
Date: 24 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A letter from Messrs. Clark and Nightingale, dated Providence, September the 16th, relative to two prizes, to wit: The brig Temple, from a whaling voyage, and a Bermudian sloop, both taken on the south side of Long island by the armed Continental sloops Schuyler and Miflin, and the armed sloop Montgomerie, fitted out by the State of New-York. A state of the case of the brig, drawn up by a lawyer...
Date: 25 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The report of the committee on the sundry letters and papers of Capt. Thomas Cregier, and the petition of sundry officers and mariners of the armed vessel or schooner Putnam, delivered in their report, which was read. Thereupon,
Resolved, That the said armed schooner Putnam, together with her arms, cannon, ammunition, boats, rigging, tackle and furniture, be immediately sold, and that John Imlay...
Date: 7 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A letter from John Sloss Hobart, Esqr. dated at Fairfield, Octor. 8th, 1776, setting forth the state and circumstances of the sloop Montgomery, and of the sum of money necessary for paying off the wages of the crew, and other expenses. Thereupon,
Ordered, That the sum of £800 be transmitted by Mr. Gelston to Mr. Hobart at Fairfield, or such other person as Mr. Gelston may think safe and prudent,...
Date: 16 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
A letter from the marine committee of the Continent, dated the 12th inst.2 signed by John Hancock, Robert Morris and seven others, was read, relative to the safety of the Continental ships building at Poughkeepsie.
Ordered, That a copy thereof be immediately transmitted to the superintendent there.
Date: 19 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Capt. Samuel Tuder one of the superintendents of the Continental frigates building at Poughkeepsie, attending, informed the Committee that the said frigates were by the Honourable the Continental Congress, ordered to be launched as soon as possible, that one if not both of them will be ready to be launched in a few days, but that they are at present destitute of anchors and cables. Capt. Tuder...
Date: 22 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Yours of Yesterday with copy of that to you from the marine committe at Philadelphia inclosed, came to hand. We advise you to proceed by all means to lanch the Frigates as soon as you can & then to proceed with the Vessels to the place most safe in Roundout Kill near Esopus Landing. We are sensible of the custom to give a treat to the workmen after lanching nor do we know that the sum of 100...
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Mr. [Isaac] Roosevelt reported to the committee that Col. [Abraham] Brasher and himself had examined the muster rolls, account of sales and papers relative to the schooner General Putnam, and find that for want of proper papers and more full information it will be impracticable to settle with Thomas Quigl[e]y, the late lieutenant of that vessel, for the crew. Thereupon,
Resolved and Ordered, That...
Date: 5 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Capt. Patrick Dennis's request for the advance of five hundred pounds on account of the vessels by him purchased, and the moneys he has advanced for the purpose of obstructing the navigation of the East river, was taken into consideration: Thereupon,
Ordered, That the Treasurer of this State pay to Captain Patrick Dennis the sum of five hundred pounds, on account of the moneys that have become...
Date: 6 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Mr. Wisner and Gilbert Livingston's report was read.
Resolved, That a copy of the said report be transmitted to General Schuyler, with a request that he will favour the Convention with his advice on the best and most effectual plan for obstructing the navigation of Hudson's river, and that the committee of the Convention of this State appointed to obstruct the navigation of Hudson's river, be...
Date: 23 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The defence of Hudson's river being riot only absolutely necessary for the security of this State, but also for the defence of the United American States, and keeping up a communication between the eastern and southern States,
Resolved, That the committee heretofore appointed to obstruct the navigation of Hudson's river, or any three of them, be directed to report some form of a plan for...
Date: 26 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7