" Humbly sheweth that we were summoned to appear at Westchester in order to choose officers, according to the resolution of the congress, it having been represented, as we understand, that there was not a competent number of men in our district to form a company, we therefore beg leave to inform you that the manor of Fordham and the West Farms have in the militia always been considered as a district by themselves, and that within their limits there are upwards of seventy men fit to bear arms, and that an attendance at Westchester upon the meeting of the company will be attended with great inconvenience to many of the inliabitants and therefore injurious to the service intended to be advanced ; from which considerations your petitioners humbly pray the Hon'ble Congress will be pleased to order that ihe manor of Fordham and the West Farms have a company with themselves, and that they elect their own officers under such inspection as the Honorable Congress in their wisdom shall think best ; and your petitioners shall ever pray.

Nicolas Berrien, Isaac Valentine, Peter Valentine, John Stevens, Benjamin Curser, Abraham Dyckman, John Farmer, Benjamin Valentine, George Pilpet, Isaac Valentine, jr. Peter Bussing, jr. Abraham Wilson, Benjamin Curser, jr. Hendrick Ryer, John Lent, John Ryer, Isaac Curser, jr.

Hezekiah Ward, Tunis Garrison, Isaac Cant, Gilbert Taylor, Robert Gilmer, Benjamin Archer, jr. Daniel Devoe, jr. John Embrie, sen. Jacob Lent, Abraham Lent, Dennis Hyer, Jacob V^alentine, Abraham Garrison, James G. Groot, Thomas Hunt, Abraham Leggett, William Leggett,