Wythe and Committee to Congress, 6 April 1776

Page one of reports from George Wythe and committee, including letters from General Schuyler, and the Committee for Indian Affairs, Northern department, dated read April 19, 1776. Image from The Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, Fold3.

A committee of correspondence, consisting of George Wythe, Benjamin Harrison, and Samuel Adams, reported on April 6, 1776, to the Scond Continental Congress, regarding letters from General Philip Schuyler, appointing Robert Yates (NY) as secretary for the Committee of Indian Affairs, Northern Department. The third resolve of the committee, concerning supplies for the colony of New York, was postponed. The report of the committee survives, in Wythe's distinctive handwriting.

Document text, 6 April 1776

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	The committee to whom the letters from major general Schuyler, dated the seventh and nineteenth, and from William Paulding, esq., chairman of the convention of New-York, dated the twenty sixth days of March last, were referred, have examined the matters thereof, and come to several resolutions thereupon, which are as followeth: viz.
agreed	Resolved, that it is the opinion of this committee, that the the committee of inspection and observation of Albany be desired to examine state and settle the accounts of expenses which shall be laid before them by general Schuyler incurred in the taking of Ticonderoga and Crown-point, and report the same to congress.
(a) agreed	Resolved, that it is the opinion of this committee, that mr Robert Yates be appointed secretary to the commissioners for indian affairs in the northern department, and be allowed at the rate of Two hundred fifty dollars by the year.
	Resolved, that it is the opinion of this committee, that the contract made the sixteenth day of March last, between the committee of the convention of New York and mr Abraham Livingston for supplying the troops employed for the defense of that colony with the rations allowed by congress, ^and with fuel, and other necessities, be confirmed; but that the said convention be desired to prevail upon ^acquaint mr Livingston if he will [erased] heit will be for th waive so much of the contract as concerns the supplying the Pennsylvania battalions serving in the said colony; and if he will not consent to do so, that these battalions be withdrawn it will be for the good of the public.

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Endorsement of a report from George Wythe and committee, including letters from General Schuyler, and the Committee for Indian Affairs, Northern department, dated read April 19, 1776. Image from The Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, Fold3.

no 10 April 19^th 1776.
Report of the com-
mittee on gen^l Schulyers
letter of the 2 april 1776
[Bro^t?] in 19 do —

See also

• Address to the Indians
• Address to the Foreign Mercenaries
• Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 7 March 1776
• Philip Schuyler to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 2 April 1776

External links

• Second Continental Congress: April 6, 1776, The American Founding.