It appears that, either by pre-determined limitation or otherwise, the term of service of that County Committee expired in May, 1776; and, in order that the succession of that body might be continued, notice to that effect having been given, on the sixteenth of April, 1776, "a Number "of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of Westchester- " county appeared at the Court House," and " chose " the Persons hereafter named to serve as a Committee " for the said County from the 2"^ Monday in May, " 1776. to the 2°'' Monday in May, 1777 -- any twenty " whereof to be a Quorum, vizt :

"For Morrissania. "Lewis Morris, Jun". --1.

"For Westchester. " Thomas Hunt, "Abraham Leggett, " Israel Honeywell, " John Oakley, "Gilbert Oakley, " Daniel White, " John Smith -- 7.

'' For Yonkers. " William Hadley, " William Betts, " Thomas E.mmons, " John Crawford, "Fred. V. Cortlandt --5.

For Eastchester.

Stephen Sneden, Edward Briggs, Daniel Sebring -- 3.

For New Rochclle and Pelhain.

2- g Myers,

1 1 GUION,

"«l Willis,

iij LIP Well, JuN'. -- 4

For Mamaroneck. Gil Budd Horton -- 1.

1 The elections in the Counties of New York, Westcliestor, Duchess, Kings, Queens, Tryon, Ulster, and Orange were held on that day ; while Albany-county ajipears to have elected her Deputies on the 25th ; Suffolk, on the 18th ; Richmond-county, on the 23rd ; and Charlotte-county, on the 1st May.

'Journal of the Provincial Congress, "Die Martis, 10 ho., A.M., May "14, 177G."