See, also, the Proviuci<il Omgress to the Mcgales in the Continentnl Omgrejis, "In Pkovincul Congress, New York, July 28, 177.'i," and the " really anxious" rej;/;/ of Jtmes Thume, John Alsop, John Jaij, Hubert R. Livingston, Junior, and Francis Lewis, " Piiil.\pet,phi.\, 2()th Sept. 1776 ; " General M'ushington t/i the I'rovincial Congress, *' Nkw- VoKK, l.'l 3Iay, 1776," enclosing a letter from Isaiic Sears, concerning those who were underselling their teas ; and what shall be, hereafter, saidim the subject.

' John .\lsop dill not take his seat in the Provincial Congress until Monday morning. May 2()th ; but on Tuesday afternoon, May 21st, he presented the Report of the Committee to the (Congress. The Committee, of which he was evidently the Chairman, must have been created during that brief interval.

*Sec his letter, resigning his seat in the Continent.il Congr<s.s, because of the Declanition of Independence. " Piiii..\delphia, 10 July, " 1770," and Jones's Histrtry of Xew I'ori- duriug the American RttuJntiou. i., .1.').

^Journal of lite Provincial C wjress, " Die Martis, 4 iio., P.M., May 21, •'1770."

HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

24, 1776,] when it was approved, not, however, without several very important omissions, if the record of the approved Report may be relied on.* In its amended form, the Report was in the following words :

" Your Committee do report: That there is great " reason to believe that the enemies of American Lib- "erty have a general communication with each other "through this and part of the neighbouring Colonies, " by reason whereof the influence of the British Gov- "ernment is much extended and the minds of the " people poisoned by false reports and suggestions.