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Minutes of the Committee of Brookhaven, Manor of St. George and Patentship of Moriches

Title
Minutes of the Committee of Brookhaven, Manor of St. George and Patentship of Moriches, 1775 August 3-September 21.
Author
Committee of Brookhaven, Manor of St. George and Patentship of Moriches.

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Summary
Manuscript meeting minutes, 1775 August 3-September 2, for the Committee of Brookhaven, Manor of St. George and Patentship of Moriches. The Committee was established as a local committee of observation during the Revolutionary era by the Town of Brookhaven, Long Island, New York at the town meeting of June 8, 1775. Pursuant to that meeting the Committee organized at Coram on June 27. Months later it was superseded by a new committee of safety holding its first meeting on April 16, 1776. Minutes of the Committee of Brookhaven, Manor of St. George and Patentship of Moriches (8 pages bound in 1 volume), are for meetings held 1775 August 3 and 23, and September 2 and 21, all at Coram. Matters discussed include quorums for emergency action, the procurement of gunpowder and lead by Selah Strong and Samuel Thompson, reimbursements for losses incurred by patriots, the raising and funding of militia, and dealing with disorderly and disloyal conduct. Reference is also made to difficulties encountered by an earlier committee. Modern transcripts of the minutes of the 1775 and 1776 committees are included in the collection.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Minutes (administrative records)
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
  • Digital images must be used in lieu of original volume.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Available as digital images.
Funding (note)
  • Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Source (note)
  • Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1923
Call Number
MssCol 405
OCLC
  • 913887211
  • 913887211
Author
Committee of Brookhaven, Manor of St. George and Patentship of Moriches.
Title
Minutes of the Committee of Brookhaven, Manor of St. George and Patentship of Moriches, 1775 August 3-September 21.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Digital images must be used in lieu of original volume.
Additional Formats
Available as digital images.
Funding
Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Source
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1923
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Research Call Number
MssCol 405
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