June last.'' In the Jmirnal of tke Proetnciat f^ontjrf'ns, of neither of those days, liowever, does there appear the slightest mention of any such Repoi't or of the subject of it.

- MinuU's of Proet'cdings during the rcceJW of Oie Provincial Congress, by their Atljmtrninent on the fourth of November, 1775.

^The following document, copied from the original manuscript, (Htslorical Manuscripts, etc. : Credentials of delegates, xxiv., 24, G7,) illustrates this subject :

"To THE HONOIl.iBLE THE PKOVINCUL CoNGRE!!S OF THE CoLONY OF

"New York.

" We the Committee for the County of Westchester do humbly certify " that at the Election of delegates to represent the said Cimnty in the " Next Provincial Congress to be held at New York the 14"> instant, " which was this day held at the Court House of the said County, Colonel

Lewis Ortihuin, Stephen Ward, I^aq., Co]. Josei)k Drake, Robert Graham, " Esq., John Thomas, Jun' Esq., Mr. William Puu-tiiig, Major Ebenezer " Lockwood, Col. Pierre Van Cortlandt, and Col. Gilbert Drake, were duly " elected agreeable to the resolves of the Provincial Congress, to repre- " sent this county until the Second Tuesday of May next ; and that it " w;is voted by the people that any three of the said Deputies shall act "for this county. Dated the 7th day of November, 1775.

" By order of the Committee,

"Gilbert H. Dh.\ke, Chairman.

"A true copy from the minutes taken by I " MlClH Tow.N'SEND, Clerk of the Committee." I