Text To the freeholders, freemen, and inhabitants of the city and county of New-York. : Gentlemen, As the conduct of the General Committee is not understood by some …, page [1] Largely concerns the activities of the Committee of Sixty in enforcing an embargo on trade with Great Britain. Signed and dated: A freeholder. Feb. 6, 1775. An extract from the minutes of the Continental Congress requesting an embargo on trade with Great Britain: at bottom p. 2. References: Evans 14497. View Item
Text To the freeholders, freemen, and inhabitants of the city and county of New-York. : Gentlemen, As the conduct of the General Committee is not understood by some …, page 2 Largely concerns the activities of the Committee of Sixty in enforcing an embargo on trade with Great Britain. Signed and dated: A freeholder. Feb. 6, 1775. An extract from the minutes of the Continental Congress requesting an embargo on trade with Great Britain: at bottom p. 2. References: Evans 14497. View Item
Text The following extracts from the proceedings of the Committee of Observation for the city and county of New-York, : are by them directed to be published, verso From meetings February 27-March 9, 1775; followed by address of Isaac Low declining his nomination as one of eleven deputies charged with appointing delegates for the next Congress. Imprint from Evans. References: Evans 14318. View Item
Text The following extracts from the proceedings of the Committee of Observation for the city and county of New-York, : are by them directed to be published, recto From meetings February 27-March 9, 1775; followed by address of Isaac Low declining his nomination as one of eleven deputies charged with appointing delegates for the next Congress. Imprint from Evans. References: Evans 14318. View Item
Text To the inhabitants of the city, county and province of New-York. : Cavete! Cavete! Latet anguis in herba. Friends and fellow-citizens, A fugitive hand-bill has lately been addressed to you, under the signature of an American …, page [2] Urging support of the Committee of Observation's call for a meeting on Wednesday, March 15, to choose representatives to meet with those of other counties in Provincial Congress for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed and dated on p. [2]: A Whig. New-York, Saturday 11th March 1775. Followed by: Extract of a letter from London, dated January 7th, 1775. [and] Abstract of a letter dated London, 4th January, 1775. Imprint from colophon. References: Evans 14506. View Item
Text To the inhabitants of the city, county and province of New-York. : Cavete! Cavete! Latet anguis in herba. Friends and fellow-citizens, A fugitive hand-bill has lately been addressed to you, under the signature of an American …, page [1] Urging support of the Committee of Observation's call for a meeting on Wednesday, March 15, to choose representatives to meet with those of other counties in Provincial Congress for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed and dated on p. [2]: A Whig. New-York, Saturday 11th March 1775. Followed by: Extract of a letter from London, dated January 7th, 1775. [and] Abstract of a letter dated London, 4th January, 1775. Imprint from colophon. References: Evans 14506. View Item
Text To the freeholders, and freemen, of the city of New-York. : Fellow citizens. A survey of the difficulties which press the enemies of the common cause, must afford the highest pleasure to its friends …, page [1] Supporting the Committee of Sixty's plan for the election of representatives to a provincial congress for appointing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed and dated on p. 2: Another freeman. New-York, March 14th, 1775. Responding to a sheet entitled: To the freeholders and freemen of the city and county of New-York. Fellow-citizens. As is well known ... [signed:] A freeman. (Evans 14493). Imprint supplied by Evans. Text in two columns. References: Evans 14495. View Item
Text To the freeholders, and freemen, of the city of New-York. : Fellow citizens. A survey of the difficulties which press the enemies of the common cause, must afford the highest pleasure to its friends …, page 2 Supporting the Committee of Sixty's plan for the election of representatives to a provincial congress for appointing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed and dated on p. 2: Another freeman. New-York, March 14th, 1775. Responding to a sheet entitled: To the freeholders and freemen of the city and county of New-York. Fellow-citizens. As is well known ... [signed:] A freeman. (Evans 14493). Imprint supplied by Evans. Text in two columns. References: Evans 14495. View Item
Text To the freeholders and freemen of the city and county of New-York. : Fellow-citizens, As is well known, that you are determined upon sending delegates to the next Congress ... Mr. Henry Remsen, accordingly moved ... there should also be held a poll, for s Questions the Committee of Sixty's plan for the election of representatives to a provincial congress for appointing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed on p. 2: A freeman. References: Evans 14493. View Item
Text To the freeholders and freemen of the city and county of New-York. : Fellow-citizens, As is well known, that you are determined upon sending delegates to the next Congress ... Mr. Henry Remsen, accordingly moved ... there should also be held a poll, for s Questions the Committee of Sixty's plan for the election of representatives to a provincial congress for appointing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed on p. 2: A freeman. References: Evans 14493. View Item
Text The following persons are recommended to the public, : as proper to be elected for a General Committee for the city and county of New-York, in the present alarming exigency … One hundred names- printed in three columns. Followed by the names of twenty persons nominated as deputies to the Provincial Congress. Dated: New-York- April 27- 1775. Printed with the same type ornament rules as Evans 14325- attributed to John Holt. References: Evans 14034; Reilly- E.C. Colonial printers' ornaments 576- 577. View Item
Text New-York, Committee-chamber, Wednesday, April 26th, 1775. : The Committee having taken into consideration the commotions occasioned by the sanguinary measures pursued by the British Ministry … Calling for new elections for the Provincial Congress and the Committee of Observation. Signed: By order of the Committee- Isaac Low- chairman. Ascribed to the press of John Holt by Evans. References: Evans 14322. View Item
Text To the respectable inhabitants of the city and county of New-York. : Friends and fellow citizens! In times so critical as the present, it becomes the duty of every citizen, to pay particular attention to the welfare of the community, and to counteract eve A cautionary note to the citizenry concerning excessive exportation of goods and a declaration of the decision not to send supplies to the British troops in Boston. "We view- with concern- the uneasiness occasioned in this city- by the late unusual exportation of nails ...". William and Henry Ustick exported the nails. Dated and signed: New-York- 29th March- 1775. By order of the Committee- Isaac Low- chairman. Ascribed to the press of John Holt by Evans. References: Evans 14320. View Item
Text Committee-chamber, New-York, April 26, 1775. Isaac Low, (chairman.) … A list of forty-three members of the Committee of Observation- followed by an order for all New York counties to elect deputies to the Provincial Congress. Ascribed to the press of John Holt by Evans. Names printed in three columns separated by two rosette rules. New-York Historical copy cropped at top- with loss of first line; second line given as title. References: Evans 14321. View Item
Text To the freeholders & freemen of the city and county of New-York. : Gentlemen, Many arts have been used to misrepresent to you the conduct of your Committee, and the business of next Wednesday, which will be simply this; to elect eleven deputies, who are t Supporting the Committee of Sixty's plan for the election of representatives to a provincial congress for appointing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed and dated: A friend to the Congress. March 14th- 1775. Imprint from Evans. References: Evans 14494. View Item
Text Committee chamber, New-York, April 29, 1775. : Extract of the proceedings of the General Committee of Observation. Resolved unanimously, that in the opinion of this Committee, no violence or molestation should be offered to the troops now quartered in thi Signed: By order of the committee- Isaac Low- Chairman. Imprint from Evans. References: Evans 14324. View Item
Text No placemen, pensioners, ministerial hirelings, popery, nor arbitrary power! : To the freemen and freeholders of the city and county of New-York. Urging the support of the Committee of Observation's call for a meeting on Wednesday- March 15th- to elect deputies to a provincial convention- for the sole purpose of choosing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed: Phileleutheros. New-York- 13th March- 1775. Ascribed to the press of John Holt by Evans. References: Evans 14399. View Item
Text The following persons were mentioned in the Committee of Observation, : as proper to be elected for a General Committee for the city and county of New-York, in the present alarming exigency. ... The following are the names as deputies for the city and cou Includes names of 100 persons offered as members of the General Committee (also known as the Committee of One Hundred) and 20 persons offered as deputies for the city and county of New York to serve in Provincial Congress. Names of candidates printed in three columns divided by ornamental rules. Signed and dated at bottom: Isaac Low- chairman. New-York- April 28- 1775. Printed with same type ornaments as similar publication Evans 14325- attributed to Holt. References: Bristol B4074; Reilly- E.C. Colonial printers' ornaments 576- 577. View Item
Text New-York, 16th March, 1775. : Gentlemen, The late Congress having deemed it expedient, that, in the present critical state of American affairs, another should be held at Philadelphia, the 10th of May next … Recommending the convening of the Provincial Congress for the immediate selection of representatives to the Continental Congress. Signed: By order of the Committee- Isaac Low- chairman. Ascribed to the press of John Holt by Evans. Evans entry puts date at end and omits "Gentlemen-". Watermark: fleur-de-lis. References: Evans 14319. View Item
Text Committee-chamber, New-York, April 28, 1775. : Gentlemen, The distressed and alarming situation of our country, occasioned by the sanguinary measures adopted by the British Ministry … Calling upon all the counties to choose delegates for the Provincial Congress as a step toward unifying the province. Signed: By order of the Committee- Isaac Low- chairman. Ascribed to the press of John Holt by Evans. New-York Historical copy with ms. annotation on verso: "Letter of the Committee of 60- and the members present 28th April 1775 to the counties to call a provincial congress to meet 22 May following". References: Evans 14323. View Item
Text To the very learned, loquacious, rhetorical, oratorical, disputative, flexible, incomprehensible, impenetrable, pathetic and irresistably eloquent chairman. : A certain John Thurman who stiles himself chairman of a certain ministerial junto ... having pub Opposing John Thurman's objections to the selection of delegates to the Continental Congress. Supports the Committee of Sixty's plan for the election of representatives to a provincial congress for appointing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed and dated: A Tory. March 4- 1775. Ascribed to the press of John Holt by Evans. Watermark: cropped fleur-de-lis. New-York Historical copy with ms. note at bottom: "Printed by John Holt". References: Evans 14518. View Item
Text To the public. Many citizens being desirous of seeing the motion, made in Committee, : on the 6th instant, by Mr. Henry Remsen, it is now published for their consideration … Concerning the election of deputies to choose delegates to the Continental Congress- and Isaac Low's refusal to be regarded as a candidate following his nomination by the Committee of Observation. Signed and dated: A voter. March 13- 1775. Imprint from Evans. References: Evans 14511. View Item
Image Text 2 Items To the freeholders, freemen, and inhabitants of the city and county of New-York. : Gentlemen, As the conduct of the General Committee is not understood by some ... Largely concerns the activities of the Committee of Sixty in enforcing an embargo on trade with Great Britain. Signed and dated: A freeholder. Feb. 6- 1775. An extract from the minutes of the Continental Congress requesting an embargo on trade with Great Britain: at bottom p. 2. References: Evans 14497. View Item
Image Text 2 Items The following extracts from the proceedings of the Committee of Observation for the city and county of New-York, : are by them directed to be published. From meetings February 27-March 9- 1775; followed by address of Isaac Low declining his nomination as one of eleven deputies charged with appointing delegates for the next Congress. Imprint from Evans. References: Evans 14318. View Item
Image Text 2 Items To the inhabitants of the city, county and province of New-York. : Cavete! Cavete! Latet anguis in herba. Friends and fellow-citizens, A fugitive hand-bill has lately been addressed to you, under the signature of an American … Urging support of the Committee of Observation's call for a meeting on Wednesday- March 15- to choose representatives to meet with those of other counties in Provincial Congress for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed and dated on p. [2]: A Whig. New-York- Saturday 11th March 1775. Followed by: Extract of a letter from London- dated January 7th- 1775. [and] Abstract of a letter dated London- 4th January- 1775. Imprint from colophon. References: Evans 14506. View Item
Image Text 2 Items To the freeholders, and freemen, of the city of New-York. : Fellow citizens. A survey of the difficulties which press the enemies of the common cause, must afford the highest pleasure to its friends ... Supporting the Committee of Sixty's plan for the election of representatives to a provincial congress for appointing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed and dated on p. 2: Another freeman. New-York- March 14th- 1775. Responding to a sheet entitled: To the freeholders and freemen of the city and county of New-York. Fellow-citizens. As is well known ... [signed:] A freeman. (Evans 14493). Imprint supplied by Evans. Text in two columns. References: Evans 14495. View Item
Image Text 2 Items To the freeholders and freemen of the city and county of New-York. : Fellow-citizens, As is well known, that you are determined upon sending delegates to the next Congress ... Mr. Henry Remsen, accordingly moved ... there should also be held a poll, for s Questions the Committee of Sixty's plan for the election of representatives to a provincial congress for appointing delegates to the Continental Congress. Signed on p. 2: A freeman. References: Evans 14493. View Item