History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

That the illustrious house of Hanover may " continue to be the defenders of true religion and " virtue, the faithful guardians of our freedom and " i)roperty ! That our sovereign, George the third, " may discover every wicked design, that any of his " Ministers, or others, have conceived against him, or " any of his people! That he may be endowed with " wisdom ami virtue to oeconie a blessing to his peo- " pie, and a terror only to his enemies ! Tiiat his " days may l)e prosperous and many, and his end " peaceful and hapi)y ! And nuiy all the subjects of " him and his succes.sors, be ever watchful and reso- " lute to prevent the least encroachment upon their " rights ami liberties, on tiie preservation of which, " tile hapi>iness of l>otii King and people depends!

'• And as a powerful means of i>reserving tiie bless- " ings of freedom, nniy we be all duly sensible of the

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" importance of choosing proper persons to represent " us in our legislative assembly, and of being ex- " tremely careful in our choice. -- All which are the " fervent wishes of A Weaver, in Harrison's Pur- " chase. West Chester County."

About the same time that this letter appeared, there was a movement, in the vicinity of the White Plains, to obtain a nominal approval, if no more, of the action, the revolutionary action, of the Committee of the City of New York ; but if what was said of the result of the effort by those who were opposed to the movement, without contradiction, may be believed, only " three or four persons in the White Plains " participated in it; and, practically, it was a failure.