Robert Graham, who was supervisor of White Plains from 1769 to 1775. and county the credit of having judge in 1778, White riains fixed upon is the county-seat, having the court house building erected, and having the courts removed there from WestHe gave to the county the site upon ehester

irt house was erected. His efwhich t ly seconded by John Thomas, .if forts w< Rye, who was then a member of the colonial assembly. Dr. Graham also, at considerable expense, caused two hotels and a country store to be built, and thus gave the county-seat a start.-- Smith's Manual of Westchester County, 33.

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HISTORY

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, wood William Paulding, Captain Jonathan Piatt, Samuel Haviland Gen, Zebadiah Mills, Colonel Gilbert Drake, Jonathan G. Tompkins eral Lewis Morris, and Gouverneur Morris, all of whom, the Journal day also, records, were in attendance on that historic morning. John as a dcpntv from New York City, was there. of the DeclaraThe first business of the day was the consideration

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a committee headed by tion of Independence, which was referred to was brought m and report ng followi the oon aftern John Jay. In the adopted without a dissenting voice: In Convention of the Representatives of the State of New York, White Plains,

July 9, 177G. the continental congress '^Jecl^ Resolved, unanimously, That the reasons assigned hyare cogent and conclusive , and that inP- the United Colonies free and independent States le, we approve ruel necessity which has rendered that measure unavoidab Se we ament tl join the other eolomes m supporting it. the same, and will, at the risk of our lives and fortunes,