History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
"Ordered, That the Cajjtairis of the respective "Companies of the Third Regiment of the troops of "this Colony, who are now in Sutlbik-county, be " authorized to carry these Resolutions into execu- " tion in Queens-county. That Colonel Lasher- l)c "requested to send two or more Companies of his " Battalion, to give such assistance in (Jueens-county " as may be necessary, at such tiTue and to such place " or places as Colonel IMcDougal and .John Slo.ss Ho- " bart, Esq., shall direct or advise. And
"Ordered farther, That the Chairman of the " Committee and Captain Dutcher,'' with such drafts " from the Militia as he siiall think necessary, or with " the assistance of some of General Wooster's troops,* "be enabled to carry the said Resolutions into effect, " in Westchester-county. And that these Resolutions "be carried into execution, in every other County, by "the Chairman of the County Committee, with the "assistance of the Militia Ofticers, who are hereby "ordered to be aiding therein with such jtarts of the " Militia as each such Chairman shall think necessary. "And
" Ordered, That the several i)ersons who shall be " disarmed by virtue of the above Resolutions, shall " be exempted from doing duty in the Militia, as or- "dered by the Provincial Congress of this Colony. " And farther
" Ordered, That in case any of the non-associators " aforesaid shall resist those persons authorized to
> I/ong Island was continued to lie called "Nassan Island, ' long after 1775.