" Caleb Carpenter -- 7.

For Rye. Samuel Townsend, Israel Seaman, Fred. Say, Samuel Lyon, Gilbert Lyon, John Thomas, Jun'^6.

For Bedford. Elijah Hunter, John WoolseV, Titus Miller, Israel Lyon -- 4.

For Poundridge. Josh Lock Wood -- 1

For Salem. Abijah Gilbert -- 1. For Cortlandfs Manor. Joseph Travis, Daniel BirdsAll, Samuel Drake, Abraham Purdy, Nathaniel Hyatt, Joseph Lee, Ebenezer Purdy, Isaac Norton, Halsey Wood-^9.

For RijcJcs Patent. Hercules Lent, 1 -- Total 66." '

Of this second County Committee, John Thomas, Junior, of Rye, was made the Chairman, and Edward Thomas was appointed its Clerk.

The day after the dissolution of the second Pfovin^ cial Congress, \_May 14, 1776,] was the day which had been appointed for the organization of the third of that series of Congresses." There was, however, on that day and on the four succeeding days, an insufficient number of members of the several Deputations to form a quorum of the Counties ; but, on the fifth day, \_May 18, 1776,] the Counties of New York, Richmond, Suffolk, Westchester, Kings, Charlotte, and Tryon -- those of Albany, Queens. Ulster, Gloucester, Cumberland, Duchess, and Orange were either entirely unrepresented or were without the requisite numbers to make their several Deputations complete -- assumed the consistent, counter-revolutionary responsibility of organizing the Congress and of proceeding to transact business.' It continued in session, without tak*

6 Members of a Commiflee fcr Weslctiester-coatUy-- Historical Mantiscripts, etc.: Miscellaneous Papers, xxxviii., 309.

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