*Jourtial of the Contenti'm, "Die Luna;, 8 ho., A.M., July 22, 1770 ;" the snme, " Die Martis, S ho., -\.M., July 23, 1776 ;" lite Coni-eHtion to the hepntatton iit the Conlinentnl Ckjttgref^, ** H-vri.em, 7 Augt., 1776 ;" etc.

^Jounml of the OmieiUivn, "Friday afternoon, July 19, 1776;" the $ame, "Die Sabbati, 4 ho., P.M., Augt. 24, 1776 ;" the same, "Saturday "morning, September 28, 177G ; " etc.

^Jonriial of the Comenlion, "DieLunfc, 9 ho., A.M., .luly 22, 17T6 ; " Journal of the Committee of Sofelij, " Ax the house of Me. Odell, Puil- "ii'se's Manor, Augt. 31, 1776 ;" etc.

'Journal of the Convention, "Friday morning, July 10, 1776;" the same, " Die Luna', 9 ho., A.M., July 22, 1776 ; " the xame, " Die Mercurii, "'.) ho., A.M.. July 31, 1776 ;" etc.

Journal of the Convention, "Saturday morning. September 28. 1776."

the Militia and the tr .ops in the field f it passed on the qualifications of the Surgical Staff and it gave employment to Chaplains for the Army." Bargains were made with favored Officers, when they entered the service, conditioned that they should serve nowhere else than in the City of New York;'- and the settlement of disputes among Officers, concerning Rank, occupied much of its time and attention." It exempted the Cavalry from the operations of a general Draft for men; and those who were employed in furnaces for smelting iron, in forges for making bar-iron, in steel-manufactories, in the anchor forge in Orangecounty, in .saltworks, in paper-mills, and in powdermills,'^ as well as those in aflaxseed-mill, in Duchesscounty,'® and in the workshops of a gunsmith,'^ were, also, exempted from every kind of military duty.