To this Circular Letter which was thus sent to the several rural Counties throughout the Colony, only six of those Counties are known to have paid the slightest attention, those of Westchester, Duchess, and Albany having respectively authorized the Delegates whom the City of New York had elected, to represent them, also, in the Congress ; - while those of Kings, ' Suffolk,* and Orange,* respectively, sent Delegates of their own appointment ; and Richmond, Queens, Ulster, Cumberland, Gloucester, Charlotte, and Tryon, respectively, did not manifest the slightest interest in the subject.* For the purposes of this work, only the action of the County of Westchester, on that Circular Letter, can be noticed in this -place.
As the Committee of Correspondence evidently intended that only the united action of the entire County, in every instance, should be invited, on the subject of appointing Delegates to the proposed Congress, it is not probable that the sentiments of the in-
1 Draft of the Circular Lttler sent to the Commiltee or Trcaiurtr of the different Counliet, " New 'YiiRK, July 20, 1774," appcuded to the ilimitetof the Commiltee, "New York, July 28, 1774."
See, also, Lieutenant-governor Colden to Goveruor Tryon, " Spbinu " Hill 2 August 1774."
• CyedentiaU of those Delegates -- Journal of the Oongress, " Mondjiy, " September 5, 1774."
^ Credenlitil of Sinpm Boeruni -- Journal of the Congress, "Saturday, "October 1, 1774."
* Credential of William Ftoijd -- Journal of the Congres*, " Monday, " September 5, 1774."