Fifteen worthless affidavits were subsequently sent to tho Congress, and beau to II, c victim, wlien lie was gwen a hearing ; but their worthlessness was so evident that the Congress discharged Doughty, although, as stated, it would not permit him to have copies of the papers, nor even to read them, (Journals of the Committee of Safety, September 4th ; the same, September 28th, 1775 ; Journals of tlie Provincial Congress, " Die Jovis, 9 ho., A.M., October " 19, 1775 ;" (he tame, " Die Martis, 9 ho., A.M., October 24, 1775 ; " Petitions of Timothy Doughty and others, September 22, 25, October 4, 11, 1775, (Historical Manuscripts, etc. : Petitions, xxxl., 96, 88, 70, 36.)

6 Among other instances, those of Angus McDonald, Molancton Lawrence, and Captain Drewitz, may be referred to.

The local authorities arrested and confined, without any trustworthy evidence, John Morrell, Adam Patrick, and Isaiah Purdy, in Orangecounty ; the Berghs, Timothy Doughty, and Mordecai Lester, in Duchess county ; John Connor, in Tryon-county ; Abraham Lawrence, in Queens county ; ete.

1 Letter from tlie Provincial Congress to ttie Gentlemen Merchants of (he Province of Quebec. " In Provincial Congress, New-York, June 12th,1775,'

"Letter from tlie Provincial Congress to die Delegates for die Colony of New York, in the Continental Congress, " In Provincial Conoress, New- " York, June 28th, 1775."

See, also, the Plan of Accommodation, adopted in advance and kept in constant readiness for immediate use, by tho same Provincial Congress, " 4 ho., P.M., Die Martis, June 27th, 1775," (see pages 97, 98, ante ;) Letter from die Provincial Congress to tlie Committee of Richmond county, '• Nbw- " Yobk, 2d Decembor, 1775 ; " etc.