They were in these words :

" Wheeeas, there are sundry disaffected and dan- " gerous persons, in the Counties of Dutchess and " Westchester, who do now greatly disturb the peace " of the said Counties, and will most probably take up "arms, whensoever the enemy shall make a descent " upon this Colony, to the great annoyance of the said " Counties, in particular, and of others the good peo- " pie of this Colony :

" And whereas, by reason of the several drafts " which have been made in the said Counties, according to the late recommendation of the Continental " Congress, the Militia thereof are rendered incapable " of keeping peace and order in the said Counties, " without great inconvenience to themselves and much "injury to and neglect of their private property; and, " inasmuch as the interest of this Colony may be ma- " terially affected by any dissentions which may pre- "vail in the said Counties, while the Continental "troops are engaged in the defence of those Counties "more immediately exposed to the inroads of the " enemy : therefore

" Resolved, That one hundred men, Officers in- " eluded, be raised in Dutchess-county, and that fifty " men, Officers included, be raised in Westchester- " county, and taken into the pay and service of this " Congress, and confined to the service of those Coun- " ties, and to continue in pay until the first day .of

• Journal of the Provincial Congress, " Friday afternoon, June 21, 1776." 2 Ibid.