The people made a loud huzza, which the late chief judge blamed very much, as what he thought not right. Forster reiilieil, he took no notice of what the common people did, since Sir. Morris did not jiut them upon the doing of it. Tlie indentures being sealed, the whole body of electors waited on their new representative to his lodgings, with trumpets sounding and violins playing, anil in a little time took their leave of him. Thus ended the West Cliester election to the general satisfaction."

" Kew York, Xovkmheb am.-- On Wednesday, :!lst October, the late chief justice, but now representative for the county of Westchester, landed in this city about live o'clock in the evening, at the ferry -stairs. On his landing he was saluted by a general fire of the guns from the merchant-ves.sels lying in the road, and was received by great numbers of the most considerable merchants and inhabitants of this city, and by them with loud acclamations of the people as he walked the streets conducted to the Black Ilorae tavern, where a handsome entertainment was prejiared for him at the charge of the gentlemen who received him, and in the middle of one side of the room was tixed a tablet with golden capitals, 'King George, Liberty and Law! "

1 New York Col. MSS., vol. v, p. 9!s3.

2 X. Y. Col. MSS., vol. Tii, p. 274.

;AL period. 167

1763, that the joy was almost immoderate may well be imagined. The various muster-rolls of companies raised in Westchester County for this war, to which allusion has been made, offer a suggestion or two worthy of notice. The existence of a well-organized militia force at this period is established by the designation of the captains of the companies to which the recruits belonged.