The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
PROVINCIAL CONGRESS-.
Deputies Who Attended the
Sessions at Trenton
in1775.
PATRIOTIC MEASURES ADOPTED
To Arm and Maintain Troops
Munitions and Supplies for
the C~ontinentals
PATRIOTIC MEASURES ADOPTED

ords of the Provincial Congress, was pub
lished. This body met at Trenton, in the
building now owned and occupied by the
Trenton Banking Company. in the months
of May. June and August. 1775. The list
Of deputies who attended included the fol-
Bergen-John Fell. John Demarest, Hen
Dirk kuyker. Abraham Van Boskirx Edo
Essex-Henry Garritse. Michael -yree-
land. Robert Drummond. John Berry,
Wall Ara T; Smith snm ci y9an Sits AsItes John Ra1,S Ghet-
Isaac Ogden. Philip Van Cortlandt, Beth
I'D Pierson. Caleb Camp.
Smith. John Dunn. John Lloyd, Azarlah
Durham, John Schurman. John Wether-
II, David Williamson. Jonathan Sergent,
Jonathan Stiles. Peter Biekerson. Jacob
somerset~Hendrick Fisher. John Roy.
Peter Schenek. Abraham yanneste, Enos
F kelIfiSy; uVna5na Wii IA sef Paterson. Frederick
Sussex-Archibald Stewart. Edward Du-
mont. William Maxwell. Ephraim Mar
Monmouth-Edward Taylor. Joseph Sal
ter Robert montgomery. John Holmes
Jennings. kIchard stevens, John stevens,
Hnnferdon-samuel Tucker. John Me-
smith. II Thomas Lowry. Charles Stewart.
Daniel Hunt, Ralph Hart. Jacob Jen-
g gtoggf,, T RlSnara Js s5eysn Iobn 1 Es,sset Thomas
SON Colin campbell. Joseph Read, John
Gloueester-John Cooper. Elijah Clark.
Cumberland-samuel Fithian. Jonathan
sa:em4Andssw sinnickson. Robert
johnson. Samuel Dick, Jacob Scoggin.
Cape May-Jesse Hand.
Some of the matters considered by the
deputies are given below
Wednesday. May 4. H75:-Inasmuch as
the business on which this Congress are
now assembled and is likely to engage
highest high momsnt and dina may n y + event
lyon and and Liberties Der a'a Of Their their 60. sonist9aenfs,
questionably becomes the representative
body of q Christian community to look
up to that aH-powerful Being, by whose
providence all human events are guided,
humbly importing His divine favor in
presiding over and directing their pres
Britain and her distressed colonies, and
that he would be graciously pleased to sue
ceed the measures that may be devised as
most conductive to these desirable ends. 1t
is therefore ordered that the President do
this town. and in behalf of this Congress
request their alternate attendance and
during the session. in order that. the
business of the day may be opened with
prayer for the above purposes.
The following declaration SHOWS the
men in regard. to the Impressions they
arming and maintaining the Colonial forces
We. the Subscribers. inhabitants Of the
-Pravinee Of New Jersey. having long
Of the Ministry Of Great Britain, to raise
a revenue in America. being deeply eff
fected with the cruel hcstilities already
commenced in the MASSACHUSETTS Bay for
cution. CONVINCED that the rights and
on the firm union of its Inhabitants, do,
with. hearts abhorring slavery: and ar
IDENTIFY wishing for a reconciliation with
sacred ties of virtue. honor and love of
our country. that we viii personally, as
far as our influence extends. endeavor to
support and carry into execution what
ever measures may, be by
gress. for defending our Constitution and
preserving the same inviolate-
Resolved, That four thousand stand of
arms be purchased for the use of this
whether the CONGRESS doth agree to the
same, it passed for three thousand stand
of arms rms only to be purchased l..
chased for the use of this Colony. to
which the CONGRESS agreed.
3. That twenty tons of lead he pur-
chased for the use of the Colony, to
which the Congress agreed.
4. That two thousand cartouch-boxes he
purchased for the use of this Colony,
which, on the question. was reduced to
one thousand only.
5. That two medicine chests be pur-
chased for the use of this Colony, to
which the Congress agreed.
6. That eight hundred tents, with the
necessary furniture. canteens and KNAPP
sacks, be purchased for the use of this
Colony, and on the question. it passed
for four hundred tents. with the neees-
Sary furniture, ETC., to be purchased.
Z That one thousand hunting shirts be
purchased for the use of this Colony.
which, on the question being put, passed
in the negative.
8. That the sum of one thousand four
hundred pounds be appropriated as sub
sistence money, at one shilling per man
per day. for the troops Of this Colony
when called into actual service and until
they arrive at the place Of destination,
9. That the sum of eight thousand five
hundred and e~ighty-five pounds be APP
the troops Of this Colony for one month,
when called into actual service, and on
the question, whether this sum or the
propriated, it passed unanimously for
four thousand pounds only.
10. h four thousand blankets be pur-
chased for the use of this Colony, which
on the question, was reduced to two
thousand only.
- liz lDdt t4e Sun Ol three nuDOTeQ
pounds be laid out in axes,S spades and
~entrenching tools for the use of this
Colony, to which the Congress agreed.
be laid out in procuring a train of artil-
1ery for the use of this Colony, to which
the Congress agreed.
January Is, d77s:-
Ordered, That the prisoners of war now
in the barracks at Trenton {still standing
on Front street. 1885 be removed from
thence by the Committee of Observation
of that town to such convenient quarters
as they may be able to procure, IN order
that the Continental forces may occupy
the said barracks.
Ordered, That the lankets belonging to
the barracks in Trenton be appropriated
to the use of the Continental forces. and
that Mr.. Abraham Hunt and Mr.. Alexan-
der Chambers, of the town aforesaid.
be requested to ascertain the. value of
said blankets, and to transmit an ac-
count thereof to John Dennis, Esq, the
Eastern Treasurer.
Burlington, June 19, 1T6:-The Pro-
vineial Congress of New Jersey, Ordered,
That the Commissioners for the company
of artillery in West Jersey Immediately
purchase the following articles for the
use Of said company viz.:-Powder, 500
weight; cannon balls, 500 weight: double
headed and grape shot, $500; lead,
GOO weight; kpapsacks and haversacks, ga
each; intrenching tools, spades and
shovels, 20; hoes, s.; two wagons, four
hammers and ponges, four handspikes,
capped with iron.