Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution

" Ordered, That the Captains of the respective "Companies of the Third Regiment of the troops of "this Colony, who are now in Suffolk-county, be " authorized to carry these Resolutions into exeeu- " tion in Queens-county. That Colonel Lasher 2 be "requested to send two or more Companies of his " Battalion, to give such assistance in Queens-county " as may be necessary, at such time and to such place '' or places as Colonel McDougal and John Sloss Ho- "bart, Esq., shall direct or advise. And

" Ordered farther, That the Chairman of the " Committee and Captain Dutcher, 3 with such drafts "from the Militia as he shall think necessary, or with " the assistance of some of General Wooster's troops, 4 " be enabled to carry the said Resolutions into effect, '' in Westchester-county. And that these Resolutions "be carried into execution, in every other County, by " the Chairman of the County Committee, with the " assistance of the Militia Officers, who are hereby " ordered to be aiding therein with such parts of the " Militia as each such Chairman shall think necessary. "And

" Ordered, That the several persons who shall be " disarmed by virtue of the above Resolutions, shall " be exempted from doing duty in the Militia, as or- "dered by the Provincial Congress of this Colony. " And farther

" Ordered, That in case any of the non-assoeiators " aforesaid shall resist those persons authorized to

1 Long Island was continued to be called "Nassau Island," long after 1775.