It may also be stated, in this place, that, notwithstanding none of the fifty-one, at that time, were of the Governmental party, but, on the contrary, that every one was earnestly opposed to the Colonial policy of the Home Government, twenty-one of the number, at a subsequent period, became acknowledged Loyalists ; that a considerable number took no active part in the proceedings of the Committee, but could have been relied on, by the aristocratic, conservative leaders, had their presence and their votes been, at any time, needed ; and that a greater number than there were of the last-named class -- a working majority of the Committee, indeed -- included such as John Alsop, Gabriel H. Ludlow, John Jay, and James Duane, who invariably acted and voted with the aristocratic, anti-revolutionary portion of the Committee, and, until thoy became candidates for the Congress, always in opposition to the revolutionary leaders and the revolutionary purposes.

Well might the exiled Judge, Thomas Jones, writing of this Committee, in the light of subsequent events, say, within ten years of its creation, notwithstanding what he had said of the opposition to the Colonial policy of the Home Government, which all of them had presented, " The "majority were real friends to Government." --(History of New Yurk during the Revolutionary War, i., 34.)

2 For the purpose of providing an additional authority, concerning much that has been stated, in this work, concerning the relations which existed between the confederated " Merchants and Traders " and other high-toned citizens, and the more numerous, but unfranchised, " Inhabi- " tants of the City and County ; " concerning the desire of tho former to abridge the influence which had been secured by the latter, while they wei'e subject to the frequent appeals of the former ; and concerning the formation of the "Committee of Correspondence," since known as the "Committee of Fifty-one," for the purpose of recovering, to the confederated, conservative " Merchants and Traders " and the Gentry, the control of the political affairs of the City, we invite attention to the following very important Letter, written by a Westchestei'-county gentleman, who, when he could no longer serve the party of the Home Government,