William Barker, junr. Gideon Arden, Joshua Purdy, George Storm, Jacob Vermiller, Samuel Heusted, John Warner, John Storm, Joshua Secord, John Underbill, William Underbill, junr. James Hill, AVilliam Watkins, Richard Baker, Bishop Ileustice, Jeremiah Hitchcock, William Bond, Samuel Sneden, Joshua Ferriss.'

" Of the others who are Freeholders, many also " hold lands at will of Col. Philips, so that the truth " really is, that very few independent Freeholders ob- " jected to the appointment of Deputies.

" Lewis Mokbis.

" morrisania, " May 7, 1775." '

It will be seen that, with more than his usual shrewdness, Lewis Morris postponed his attempt to reply to the Declaration and Protest which had been made, some weeks previously, by those who had objected to the Meeting at the White Plains, until after his brother-in-law, Isaac Wilkitis, who had led those protestants, and who was known to have been the

I This notable paper, except the list of names, was published in Kivingl-'u'4 X'-ir- York Oazelleer, No. 108, Xew-York, Thursilay, May 11, 1775 : and the names were published in the next numtwr of that paper -- Xo. 109, Xew-Yobk, Thursday, May 18, 1775 ; the text of the article was published in Maine's .Veir- York Gazelle : u>i<l the Weekly Mercury, Xo. 1231, Xew-Yobk, Monday, May 15, 1775 -- although promise was made that the names should be published in the succeeding number, they were not -- and iMith the text of the article and the names appear in Uolf s Xeic-York Jmmml, No. 1689, Xew-Yobk, May 18, 1775.