Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution

"Eesolved, That the said Committee and the " County Committees keep a just record of all their "proceedings, in pursuance of these Eesolutions, " and report the same, with the substance of the " evidence offered to them, for and against the several " persons who shall be by thein apprehended, sum- " moned, tried, and examined by virtue of the afore- " going Eesolutions ; and that they have power to '" send for witnesses and papers.

" Eesolved, That the said Committee consist of "the following gentlemen, to wit: Mr. Morris, Col. " Eemsen, Mr. John Ten Broeck, Mr. Baring, Mr. "Tredwell, Col. Lewis Graham, and Mr. Hallett; 1 " and that any five of them be a quorum; and that " before they enter on the business herein before " assigned them, they and also all such of the County "Committees as may be engaged in carrying these

1 Of these, Gouverneur Morris and Lewis Graham were from Westchoetor-county ; Henry llomson and Joseph Hallett were from the City and County of Now York ; John Ten Broeck was from Albany-county ; John Haring was from Oraugo-county ; and Thomas Tredwell was from Suffolk. Subsequently, as will be seon hereafter, Henry Eemsen was excused from Borving on tho Committee ; and John Jay, of the City and County of New York, and John Sloss Hobart, of Suffolk, were added to it. At a still later date, Philip Livingston, of the City and County of New York, was also added ; and Leonard Gansovoort, of Albany-county, was substituted for John Ten Broeck. After the Committee had become organized, John Haring retired from it, Thomas Randall, of New York, taking his place. A few days before the Congress was disbanded, Joseph Hallett left the Committee.