" ' As this County is very Extensive we take thelib- " ' erty of recommending the meeting to be held at " ' the White Plains on Tuesday the 11th day of April " ' next at ten o'clock in the forenoon at the Court " ' House, and therefore do desire you, to give notice " ' of the Same to all the freeholders in your district, " ' without exception, as those who do not appear and " ' vote on that day, will be presumed to acquiesce " ' in the Sentiment of the majority of those who vote. " ' We are, &c.'
" The above notice having been generally given " and distributed, a very numerous body of the Free- " holders of the County assembled at the Court " House at the White Plains, on this day, and chose, " Col. Lewis Morris for their Chairman.
"An inconsiderable number of Persons (among " whom were.many tenants not entitled to a vote) with "Isaac Wilkins, Esq., and Col. Philipse at their " head, then appeared, and Mr. Wilkins in their be- " half as he said, declared that they would not join " in the business of the day or have anything to " do with Deputies or congresses, but that they came " there, for the sole purpose of protesting against " such illegal and unconstitutional proceedings, after " which they departed.
" The following Question was then put to the peo- " pie by the chairman, viz :