It may also be stated, in this place, that, notwithstanding none of th& fifty-one, at that time, were of the Governmental party, but, on the contrary, that every one was earnestly opposed to the Colonial policy of the Home Government, twenty-one of the number, at a subsequent period, became acknowledged Loyalists ; that a considerable number took no active part in the proceedings of the Committee, but could have beei> relied on, by the aristocratic, conservative leaders, had their presence and their votes been, at any time, needed ; and that a greater number than there were of the last-named class -- a working majority of the Committee, indeed -- included such as .lohn .\lsop, Gabriel II. Ludlow, .lohn Jay, and .Tames Duane, who invariably acted and voted with the aristocratic, anti-revolutionary portion of the Connnittee, and, until they became candidates for the Congress, always in opposition to the revolutionary leaders and the revolutionary purjioses.

Well might the exiled Judge, Thomas Jones, writing of this Committee, in the light of subsequent events, say, within ten years of its creation, notwithstanding what he hadsaid of the opposition to the Colonial policy of the Home Government, which all of then> had presented, " The "majority were real friends to Government." --{Ilislory of Xeir York during the lierohitionnrij War, i., 34.1

- For the purptxse of providing an additional authority, concerning much that has been stated, in this work, concerning the relations which existed between the confederated " Men-bants anil Trailers " and other high-toned citi/.ens, and the more numerous, but unfranchised, " Inhabi- " tauts of the City and County ; " concerning the desire of the former to abridge the influence which had been secured by the latter, while they were subject to the frequent appeals of the former ; and concerning the formation of the "Committee of Correspondence," since known as the "Committee of Fifty one," for the purpose of recovering, to the confeil- ' erated, conservative " Merchants and Traders " ami the Gentry, the conj trol of the political affaire of the City, we invite attention to the following very important Letter, written by a Westchester-county gentleman, I who, when he could do longer ser\'c the party of the Home Government,