History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
^'^Jouriud of the Committee of S<i/e()/, " Tuesday afternoon, Septr. 24, "1776;" the samr, " Wednesday morning, Septr. 25, 1776;" Jonniul of the Coneetilion, "Saturday morning. September 28, 1776 ; " etc.
13 Journal of the Commiltee of Safety, " P.M., September .% 1770 ;" Journal of the Cnnvention, " Die Sabbati, 9 ho., A.M., Sept. 7, 1776 ; " etc.
^ijonrnal of the Convention, " Die .lovis, 4 ho., P.M., Sept. H, 17 76;" General Washington to the Convention, " Head-quarters, New-York, "Septr. 8, 1770."
Journal of the Convefntion, " Die Sabbati, 9 ho., A.M., Sept. 7, 17 70.' 16 Vide i)ages381, 382, ante.
'^T Journal of the Committee of Safety, " Friday morning, Sept. 27, 1770 ;" Journal of the Convention, " Saturday morning, September 28, 1776." i»JoHnHil of the Convention, "Die Sabbati, 9 ho., A.M., Sept. 7, 1770."
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1774-1783.
" lated to prevent the enemy's landing on tluit side " and becoming masters of tiie Highlands, opposite to " Fort 3Iontgomery." ' When the evacuation of the City of New York was made at the expense of largo quantities of Flour, it appointed Agents, with instructions to ])urchase all the Flour which could be obtained iu Duchess, Orange, and Ulster-counties, and to send it to the Commissary-general of the Army, at Spyt den Duivel-creek : - when the Army needed Pork, Beef, and other Stores, the Convention opened its Storehouses, in Westchester-county, into which it had gathered large (piantitics of the products of that County, the crops of the preceding year:^ it purchased material for and provided for thef manufacture of Clothing, for the Army:* it busied itself about salting Pork, in the County of Westchester, during the approaching season : ^ and whatever it supposed would promote the common cause and whatever it was requested to do, for that purj)ose, by either the Continental Congress or the Commanderin-chief or the General commanding the northern Army, was done, to the full extent of its ability and resources, with cheerfulness, promptitude, and thoroughness, never failing to receive, in return, the unqualified and entire approval of him whose entire approval was never idly bestowed.