have not been furnished with money for that purpose, have been under the necessity of borrowing the Sum of Twelve Hundred & Fifty Dollars of Mr. James Coopper, wich I expected to have been able to Discharge, before I left the place, but as no money has come to hand, and the suddain movement of the army make it Necessary for me to join my Regiment, I must, therefore, go without settleing my account; and as Mr. Coopper has assisted me in order to promote the publick good, should be glad the money your Excellency intended for me whilst on this duty could be transmited to Mr. Coopper as soon as convenient. I am, with every mark of Respect, your Excellencies most obedent very Hum'e Serv't

[To G. C.]

[No. 3125.]

Jonathan Hallett.

Statement of Continental Bills Sent to Abraham Yates on Credit for the State of New York.

A Letter from M. Hillegas, C. T. Treasurer, dated Philadelphia August 2d 1780, Directed to Abraham Yates, Esq. Commiss'r of the Continental Loan office for the State of New York in the following Words,

"Sir, In pursuance of an order of the Hon'ble the Board of Treasury, I transmit to you by the Bearer, Mr. John White, four Thousand Eight hundred & Seventy five Sheets, Containing 100 Dollars each, being four hundred & Eighty Seven Thousand, five hundred Dollars of the unsigned money prepared for the 18th March last; you will please to give Mr. White Triplicate Receipts. for the same.

above."

Enclosed you have Mr. White's Receipt for the

Copy of the Receipt Dated 2d Aug't 1780. "Receiv'd &ca. which mony I am to Deliver to Abraham Yates, Esq. Commiss'r of the Continental Loan Office for the State aforesaid, and take his receipts for the same for which I have given Triplicate receipts of this Date.

John White, Escort."

Abstract of the Resolve of the 18th March 1780. "That the said New Bills Issue on the Funds of Individual States for that purpose Established and be signed by persons appointed by them, and that the Faith of the United States be also Pledged for the payment of the said Bills; in Case any State on whose funds they shall be Emitted should by the events of War be rendered incapable to redeem them, which undertaking of the United States and that of Drawing Bills of Exchange for payment of Interest as aforesaid shall be Indorsed on the Bills to be emitted and signed by a Commiss'r to be appointed by Congress for that purpose.

"That the said New Bills be struck under the Direction of · the Board of Treasury, in due proportion for each state, according to their said Monthly Quotas, and be lodged in the Continental Loan offices in the respective states where the Commiss'r to be appointed by Congress in Conjunction with such persons as the respective States appoint, shall attend the signing of the said Bills, which shall be completed no faster then in the aforesaid proportion of one to twenty of the other Bills brought in to be destroyed and which shall be lodged for that purpose in the said Loan offices."

[No. 3126.]

Transferred to and consolidated with document 3128.-STATE HISTORIAN.

[No. 3127.]

List of Prisoners Taken in Tryon County.

An Exact List of all the Persons which were taken by the

Indians Near Fort Plank the 2nd Day of August 1780.

Jacob Fehling, tacken in Palatine District about y 2d of Aug'st 1780. Conrad Lawer & Sohn, tacken the 16 of October 1780. Daughter of late Jost Davis & a Son of John Kring. Peter Casselman, the later End of July. Henry Riemenschneider, John Nicol Wohlleber, Jacob Aahring & wife, with two Sons and four Daughters. Friedrich Rasbach & wife with a Son. Samuel Ball & wife; Rudolf Furry; John Duer & wife; Jacobus & Gerhard van Sluyk; John Fahrenbos; Jost Klock; Nicolaus Fahrenbos; John Seiffert; Bartle Picker; Adam Furry; John Street with a Son of 12 years; John Garter & 1 Son; Jacob Klock; John Keyfer & two Sons (a Captain of Militia); Frederic Windecker's Son; Johannes Helmer; Henry Schafer; Daniel Lapton & 3 or 4 Sons.

[No. 3128.]

DESTRUCTION OF CANAJOHARIE.

General Ten Broeck Forwards to Governor Clinton a Report from Colonel Wemple.

Albany 3d Aug't 1780. 7 O'Clock P. M.

Sir, The inclosed Copy of a Letter just received from Collo. Wemple will inform your Excellency of the Destruction of greatest part of Canajohary. In Consequence of Major Graham's Letter to Collo. Van Schaick, of which your Excellency has had a Copy I ordered the Albany and Schenectady Regiments, with the one half of General Rensselaer's & the one half of the remainder part of my Brigade (except the four Northem Regiments to Tryon County). The Militia of this City and Schenectady have turned out with alacrity. A very small proportion of the Remainder has come forward owing in great measure to the Season the Harvest just beginning. I cant but