By His Excellency William Tryon, Esq; captain general and governor in chief, in and over the province of New-York ... A proclamation: Whereas the General Assembly of this province stands prorogued to the first day of February ... I do ... dissolve the said General Assembly ... Given under my hand and seal, at arms, in the city of New-York, the second day of January, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six
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New York (Colony) ; Governor (1771-1780 : Tryon). ; Tryon, William ; 1729-1788 ; Gaine, Hugh ; 1726 or 7-1807
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Committee chamber, New-York, January 10, 1776: Whereas the business of this committee has been much impeded by reason of the absence of many members ... the freemen and freeholders of this city and county, are hereby requested to attend at the City-Hall ... in order to reduce the said quorum ; Committee chamber, New York, January 10, 1776
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General Committee for the City and County of New-York ; Low, Cornelius P. ; Holt, John ; 1721-1784 ; McKesson, John ; 1734-1798
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Committee-chamber, New-York, April 13th 1776: The following persons of this the city and county, are recommended by the general comittee of the same, as persons worthy to serve in the ensuing Provincial Congress
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New York Committee of Fifty ; Abeel, Garret ; 1734-1799 ; Holt, John ; 1721-1784
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In Committee of Safety for the state of New-York. Fish-kill, Jan. 6, 1777: Whereas it appears to this committee that fines have been levied by the precinct committees, county committees and field officers of the state, upon many of the inhabitants thereof, resolved
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New York (State) ; Committee of Safety. ; Loudon, Samuel ; 1727?-1813
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In Committee of Safety for the state of New-York. Kingston, March 1, 1777: Resolved, that the several towns, precincts, manors and districts in each county in this state proceed to the election of supervisors, assessors and collectors
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New York (State) ; Committee of Safety. ; Benson, Robert ; 1739-1823 ; Loudon, Samuel ; 1727?-1813
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In Provincial Congress, New-York, June 20, 1776: Whereas the Continental Congress, on the 14th day of March last, did recommend it to the several assemblies ... immediately to cause all persons to be disarmed within their respective colonies, who were notoriously disaffected to the cause of America
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New York (Colony) ; Provincial Congress. ; Benson, Robert ; 1739-1823 ; Holt, John ; 1721-1784
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In Provincial Congress, New-York, May 31, 1776: Whereas the present government of this colony by Congress and committees ... and whereas the Continental Congress did resolve
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New York (Colony) ; Provincial Congress. ; United States ; Continental Congress. ; Benson, Robert ; 1739-1823 ; Holt, John ; 1721-1784
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Sir, By virtue of the authority vested in us by certain resolutions of the Congress of the colony of New-York, of the [blank] day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1776, reciting, that whereas there are in this colony, divers persons, who ... have been considered by their countrymen in a suspicious light: We do therefore, in pursuance of the said resolutions, summon you to appear before us, at [blank] on [blank] day of [blank] at [blank] o'clock, in the [blank] noon. of the said day, to shew cause, (if any you have) why you should be considered as a friend to the American cause
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New York (Colony) ; Provincial Congress. ; Committee on Loyalists. ; Holt, John ; 1721-1784 ; Fowler, Solomon ; Gansevoort, Leonard ; 1751-1810 ; Livingston, Philip ; 1716-1778 ; Tredwell, Thomas ; 1743-1831 ; Graham, Lewis ; Morris, Gouverneur ; 1752-1816 ; Randall, Thomas ; 1711-1780