The Albany Congress (June 19 – July 11, 1754), also known as the Albany Convention of 1754, was a meeting of representatives sent by the legislatures of seven of the thirteen British colonies in British America: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.Northernmost Newfoundland and Nova Scotia were not in …

Albany (/ ˈ ɔː l b ə n i / AWL-bə-nee) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, and the seat and largest city of Albany County.Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about 135 miles (220 km) north of New York City.. The city is known for its architecture, commerce, culture, institutions of higher ...