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

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Overview of the Records

Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

Transcribed minutes of New York's governing bodies in the early years of the Revolution 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. The minutes were transcribed pursuant to Chapter 115 of the Laws of 1804.

Alternate Formats Available

Statistics were published in full in "Journals of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety and Council of Safety of the State of New York" (Albany, 1842).

Related Material

A1814 Minutes of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety, contains the original records from which this series was transcribed

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.

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Available at Repository

Alphabetical name and subject index published in Journals of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety (Albany, 1842).

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to burn damage. Published version is first use copy.

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