History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
" 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. Moore, Saml. Hallett, Wm. Wey- " man, Thos. Hicks, at Rockaway, Benjamin Lester.
"In Wesfchestcr-county.' -- Solomon Fowler^ and " Richard Morris.*
' Tliomaa Jones, one of tlio Associafo Judges of the Suproiue Court of the Colony, was the author of that exceeilingly vahiablc HisOtrij of Srw York during the Uernhitinnnrt/ U'tir, to which so inauy rcferuuces are iiuulo, ill tins narnitive. His wife, Auiic, was tlic third daughter of Chief-justice and Lieutenant-governor James I)e Laiii ey, wlii( li was hirgely the ground of liis oflence Indore the leaderx of tlie lieliclliun.
-Tile siualliiesjj of the list of the jiroscrihed in \\'eslcli('ster-cuiinty may, prohahly, he accounted for by the fact that .Fudge Thomas, and Major Van Cortlandt, and the greater nuiiiher of the Colonial Ollicehoklers, in that County, were masquerailiug, locally, with the revolutionary party.
^Solomon Fowler appears to have been of Eastchester.
* Uicharil JIoiTis was the Judge of the Colonial Court of Adminilty
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" And also all sucli other persons of the like char- " acter as the said Committee may think pro])er to be " summoned hy the said Committee, to appear before " them, at such time and place as they shall appoint, " then and there to show cause, if any they have, " why they should be considered iis iriends to the " American cause, and as of the number of those who " are ready to risk their lives and fortunes in defence " of the Rights and Liberties of America, against the " usurpation, unjust claims, and cruel oppressions of " the British Parliament, which Rights and Liberties " and which unjust claims and cruel oppressions are " specified and stated in divers Addresses, Petitions, " and Resolutions of the present and late Continental " Congress, and, in default of appearance, the said " Committee, on proof made of the service of the " said Summons, are authorized and directed to cause " them to be arrested and brought before them, by " Warrant, under their handu, directed to any Militia " Officer in this Colony, who is hereby directed to ex- " ecute the same.