"'Whereas the Continental Congress, by their " 'Resolution of the first day of November last, have " ' resolved that no produce of the United Colonies "'be exported, except from Colony to Colony under " ' the directions of the Committees of Inspection and " ' Observation, and except from one part to the other " ' of the same Colony, before the first day of March " 'next, without the permission or order of the Con- " ' tinental Congress ;
" ' And whereas this Committee of Safety for the " ' Colony of New York conceives that it is necessary "'to prevent the sale of all the barrelled Beef and " ' Pork in the County of Westchester, and to retain " ' the same for the Continental service in this Col- " ' ony, as such Provisions may be necessary for the " ' Continental Army in this Colony :
'*' Resolved, That the Committee of the County " ' of Westchester be requested to take effectual " ' means to prevent the sale and transportation of "'any barrelled Beef or Pork out of Westchester- '" county, to any person or persons residing out of " ' this Colony, until the further order of the Provin- " ' cial Congress or of the Committee of Safety of this " ' Colony.'
" A draft of a letter to the Committee of West-
" chester-county was read and approved of, and is in
" the words following, to wit :