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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. 439 words

" In Kings-county. -- -Augustus Van Cortlandt and ' John Rapalje.

"In Richmond-county. -- Benjamin Seaman and ' Christopher Billop.

" In Queens-county. -- Gabriel Ludlow, Saml. Mar- ' tin, Thos. Jones, 1 Archd. Hamilton, David Colden, ' Richd. Colden, Geo. D. Ludlow, Whitehead Hicks, ' Saml. Clowes, Geo. Polliot, Saml. Doughty, Danl. ' Kissam, Gilbt. Van Wyck, John Willett, David ' Brooks, Charles Hicks, John Townsend, John Pol- ' hemus, Benjn. Whitehead, Thomas Smith, John ' Shoals, Nathl. Moore, Saml. Hallett, Wm. Wey- ' man, Thos. Hicks, at Rockaway, Benjamin Lester.

" In Westchester-county. 2 -- Solomon Fowler 3 and ' Richard Morris. 4

1 Thomas Jones, one of the Associate Judges of the Supreme Court of the Colony, was the author of that exceedingly valuable History of New York during the Revolutionary War, to which so many references are made, in this narrative. His wife, Anne, was the third daughter of Chief-justice and Lieutenant-governor James De Lancey, which was largely the ground of his offence before the leaders of the Rebellion.

2 The smallness of the list of the proscribed in Westchester-county may, probably, be accounted for by the fact that Judge Thomas, and Major Van Cortlandt, and the greater number of the Colonial Officeholders, in that County, were masquerading, locally, with the revolutionary party.

3 Solomon Fowler appears to have been of Bastchester.

* Richard Morris was the Judge of the Colonial Court of Admiralty

WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

" And also all such other persons of the like char- ' acter as the said Committee may think proper to be ' summoned by the said Committee, to appear before ' them, at such time and place as they shall appoint, ' then and there to show cause, if any they have, ' why they should be considered as friends to the ' American cause, and as of the number of those who ' are ready to risk their lives and fortunes in defence ' of the Eights and Liberties of America, against the ' usurpation, unjust claims, and cruel oppressions of ' the British Parliament, which Eights and Liberties ' and which unjust claims and cruel oppressions are ' specified and stated in divers Addresses, Petitions, ' and Resolutions of the present and late Continental ' Congress, and, in default of appearance, the said ' Committee, on proof made of the service of the ' said Summons, are authorized and directed to cause ' them to be arrested and brought before them, by ' Warrant, under their hands, directed to any Militia ' Officer in this Colony, who is hereby directed to ex- : ecute the same.