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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 368 words

" Anthony Allaire. Abraham Odle.

■Vol. i. Rev. Papers, page 122. The original document is somewhat mutilated, and consequently the list of electors is not complete.

Izarell I nderhill.

Robert Farrington.

Hendrick Brown, Ju'.

Francis Smith.

Thomas Merrill.

William Green.

Abraham Post.

Abraham Einnians.

Dennis Post.

Isaac Green.

Usial Fountain.

Edward Ryer.

Henry Tayler.

Gilbert Brown.

Wni. Rose.

Jacob Post.

James Munro.

Lewis Post.

John Warner.

John Williams.

Thomas Oakly.

George Hadley.

Charles Tayler.

Isaac Hadley.

Benjamin Farrington.

Joseph Hadley.

Robert Brown.

Joshua Verniyliea.

Jacob Tayler.

John Cartright.

Henry Pre>her.

.lohn Ryer.

Elijah Tayler.

George Berian.

Joseph Oakley, Jun.

Izrael Post.

Daniel Deen.

John Cock.

Thomas Farrington.

Henry Bursen.

James Parker.

Abraham Asten.

Wm. Post.

George Worts.

Samuel Williams.

Abraham Verinyliea.

James Crawford.

Frederick Vermyliea.

George Crawford.

Edward Cartright.

John Odle.

Frederick Brown.

John Devo.

Elethan Tayler, Jun'.'

Tobias Rickeman.

WESTCHESTER.

It was more convenient for the people of West Farms and Fordham to have a separate company, and therefore they sent in the subjoined petition :

" To the Honorable Provincial Coitgi-fts foi' the prorince of New York :

" The potitiou of the subscribere, Inhabitants of the Miinor of Foiclham and AVest Farms, in the County of Westchester, Humbly Shewoth.

" That we are sununoned to appear at Westchester in t)f(Ier to Choose OfBccrs, according to the Kesohition of the Congress, it having been Represented (as \\m understand! that there was not a competent number of men in our District to form a CtiMjpany. We therefore beg leave to inform that the Manor of Fordham a»d the West Farms luive in the Militia always been considered as a district|by themselves, and that within their limits there is upwards of Seventy men fitt to bear arms. And that an attendance at Westchester xipon the meeting of the Company will be attended with great Inconveuiency to many of the Inhabitants and therefore Injurious to the service intended to be advanced, from which Considerations your petitionei-s Humbly pray the Honorable Congress will be pleased to order that the Manor of Fordham and the West Farms have a Company'withiu themselves and that they Elect their own Ofticers under such Inspection as the Honorable Congress in their wisdom shall think best.