2 On the twenty-ninth of August, 1776, "one Lounsherry of Westchester " County who had headed a party of about 14 Tories was killed by a Per- " son named Flood on his refusal to surrender himself Prisoner • That in "his Pocket book was found a Commission signed by Gonl. How to " Major Rogers empowering him to raise a Battalion of Rangers with the " Bank of Lieut Col Commandant. That annexed to this was a Warrant " to this Lounsberry signed by Major Rogers appointing him Captain in " one of these Companies k a Muster Boll of the men already enlisted " {Letter from the Committee of Safety to General Washington, "In Commit- "tee of Safety, Harlem, Augt 30th, 1776.")

Very probably, the William Lounsberry who is mentioned in the text was the same Lounsberry who had accepted a Commission from Major Rogers, and was killed, in August, 1776, as stated in the lettor.

3 The Sutton referred to was William Sutton, Esq., living on De Lancey's Neck, of which he was the tenant, (vide page 124, ante.)

of all that it did, in "this matter" -- of which the following is a copy :

" In Provincial Congress, " At New-York, November 3rd, 1775. " Gentlemen :

" We received a letter of the 1st inst., from the "Sub-committee of your County, relative to the " conduct of the people of Bye ; and the Congress "have directed me to recommend to your Com- " mittee to make an immediate and strict inquiry "into the matters to which the letter refers, and " to take the examinations on oath of the witnesses; and if you find satisfactory reasons to sup- " pose the persons threatened to be in danger, that " you take the proper means to protect them ; perhaps " the binding over to the peace such persons as may "be strongly suspected of a design to injure the per- " sons or estates of those gentlemen, may be a useful " expedient. 4 If anything afterwards shall be thought " necessary to be done, for their further protection, " the Committee will attend to it.