In Committee of Safety for the Colony of New-York, the [blank] day of [blank] 1775 : To [blank] Greeting: By virtue of the authority reposed in us by the Provincial Congress of the said colony, -- we do hereby nominate, authorize, constitute and appoint you [blank] of the [blank]

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