" Michael Hays, " Peter Lyon, " Jacob Purdy, " Andrew Sniffin, " Gilbert Palmer, "Caleb Merritt, Jun'. " Caleb Carpenter -- 7.

For Bye. Samuel Townsend, Israel Seaman, Fred. Say, Samuel Lyon, Gilbert Lyon, John Thomas, Jun'-- 6.

For Bedford, Elijah Hunter, John Woolsey, Titus Miller, Israel Lyon -- i.

For Poundridge. Josh Lockwood-- 1

For Salem. Abijah Gilbert-- 1. For Cortlandts Manor. Joseph Travis, Daniel Birdsall, Samuel Drake, Abraham Purdy, Nathaniel Hyatt, Joseph Lee, Ebenezer Purdy, Isaac Norton, Halsey Wood-- 9.

For Rychs Patent, Hercules Lent, 1 -- • Total 66." 8

Of this second County Committee, John Thomas, Junior, of Eye, was made the Chairman, and Edward Thomas was appointed its Clerk.

The day after the dissolution of the second Provincial Congress, [May 14, 1776,] was the day which had been appointed for the organization of the third of that series of Congresses. 6 There was, however, on that day and on the four succeeding days, an insufficient number of members of the several Deputations to form a quorum of the Counties ; but, on the fifth day, [May 18, 1776,] the Counties of New York, Richmond, Suffolk, Westchester, Kings, Charlotte, and Tryon -- those of Albany, Queens, Ulster, Gloucester, Cumberland, Duchess, and Orange were either entirely unrepresented or were without the requisite numbers to make their several Deputations' complete -- assumed the consistent, counter-revolutionary responsibility of organizing the Congress and of proceeding to transact business. 7 It continued in session, withouttak-

6 Members of a Committee for Westcheeter-coUnly--H-utloricai Manuscripts, etc.: Miscellaneous Papers, xxxviii., 309.