New York State Provincial Congress Minutes of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council…

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
The minutes concern military, political, and financial matters with which the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety dealt during the Revolutionary War. Transcriptions of the minutes are available in series A0116, Transcriptions of the minutes of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety.
Title
New York State Provincial Congress Minutes of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety
Quantity
2.5 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A1814
Creator
Scope and Content Note

The minutes concern such subjects as: military activities, plans, and orders to officers; military fortifications, arms, and supplies; payments for military supplies or service; movements of British troops and ships; relations of Americans and British with Indians; punishment of suspected loyalists; approval of Declaration of Independence; issuance of paper currency; and communication with other colonies and with the Continental Congress concerning military and financial matters.

Alternate Formats Available

Published in "Journals of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety" (Albany, 1842).

A0116Series A0116, Transcriptions of the minutes of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety, contains the transcribed version of the minutes found in this series

A0118Series A0118, Correspondence of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety and Council of Safety, contains originals of the correspondence which was read into the minutes.

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to burn damage. Use published version.

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