11 General Washington to General William Livingston, "Head-quarters, " New-York, 6 July, 5 o'clock, P.M., 1776 ; " lite same to General George Clinton, " Head-quarters, New York, 12 July, 1776 ;" tlie same to the "Secret Committee of the Convention of tlie State of New York" "Head- " quarters, 13 July, 1776;" the same to the President of tlie Provincial Congress of New York, " New- York Head-quarters, July 14, 1776 ; " and many others.

12 General Washington to Governor Trumbull, " New-York, 11 August, "1776;" tlie same to the Convention, "Head-quarters, New-York, 12 "August, 1776;" etc.

IS General Washington to the Convention, "Head-quarters, New- York, "12 August, 1776."

1* Parole of Frederic Philipse, " Hartford, Ang'. 28, 1776 ; " Petition of Frederic Philipse, •' Middletown, 29 th Novr. 1776."

15 Frederic Philipse was taken into custody by an order from General Washington, on the ninth of August, and taken from his own house, at Yonkers, to New Kochelle, "where he was closely confined, undor " guard, for eleven days," when he was removed to Connecticut, and gave his Parole that he would not go beyond the limits of the Town of Middletown, which no one pretends he attempted to violate. Heremained there, until he was officially permitted to go into the City of New York, also on Parole. In the trick which was subsequently played on those who had been thus favored, by ordering them to return to Connecticut, but in such a manner that it was evident the Order would not