"And whereas there is, in this Colony, divers " persons who, by reason of their holding Otiices from " the King of Great Britain, from their haviug neg- " lecled or refused to associate witli their fellow citi- " zens, for the defence of their common Rights, from '' their having never mariil'ested, by their conduct, a " zeal for and attacliment to the American cause, or " from their having maintained an equivocal ueutral- " ity, have been considered by their countrymen in a " suspicious light, wliereby it hath become necessary, " as well for the safety as for the satisfaction of the " people, who, in times so dangerous and critical, are " naturally led to consider those as their enemies wlio " withhold from them their aid and infiueuce :

" Resolved, That the following persons, who are "generally supposed to come under the above descrip- " tion, to wit :

" In the City and County of New- York. -- Oliver De "Lancey, Chjis. W. Aptliorpe, William Smith, John "Harris Cruger, Jas. Jauncey, Junr., Wm. Axtell, " Goldsbrow Banyar, Geo. Brewerton, Chas. NicoU, " Gerard Walton, Donald McLean, Chas. McEvers, " Benjn. Hugget, Wm. M^ Adam, John Cruger, Ja- "cob Walton, Robert Bayard, Teter Graham, Peter "Van Schaack, Andrew Elliot, David Mathews, John "Watts, Junr., and Thomas Jones.

" In Kings-county. -- Augustus Van Cortlandt and " John Rapalje.

"In Richmond-county. -- Benjamin Seaman and " Christopher Billop.

" In Queens-county. -- Gabriel Ludlow, Saml. Mar- " tin, Thos. Jones,* Archd. Hamilton, David Colden, " Richd. Colden, Geo. D. Ludlow, Whitehead Hicks, " Saml. Clowes, Geo. FoUiot, Saml. Doughty, Danl. " Kissam, Gilbt. Van Wyck, John Willett, David " Brooks, Charles Hicks, John Townsend, .John Pol- " hemus, Benjn. Whitehead, Thomas Smith, John " Shoals, Nathl.