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Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution

Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886. 261 words

This may sertyfy all pepel whonie It may " cornsern that I the Svbscriber am willing to do what is best and " wright to secure the priviligs of a mariga both sivel and sacred and to " follow the advise of our Reverend congres so far as they do the word " of God and the exzample of Jesvs Christ and I hope in the grace of God " uo moro will be required, as witness my hand,

"John Garnsey."

6 See the Resolutions of the Provincial Congress , page 94, ante.

7 See the general Circular Letter of tho Congress, on this page, ante. The same declaration, more distinctly uttered, may be seen in the

Letter of the Provincml Congress to Christopher Yates and Major Yellvt Fonda, of Tryon-county ; in that from the same to Colonel James Rogers, at Kent, in Cumberland-county ; and in tltal from Gie same to Jacob Bailey and Colonel Peters, of Gloucester-county -- all of them dated "In Provin- "cial CONOttKss, Nkw York, the 31st May, 1775."

8 Journal of lite Provincial Congress, " 5 ho., P.M., May 25 th ," pages 93, ante.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

of that Currency by the Continental Congress, with specified provisions for the payment of it, was recommended ' -- the original proposition for the emission of those immense amounts of " Continental-bills," which, subsequently and with the help of friendly legislation in the Continental Congress, afforded so favorable an opportunity for repudiation by the United States, " the faith of the Nation " to the contrary notwithstanding.