We desire to know what shall be done " with the forfeitures, and likewise how to proceed in " taking of it, and how to turn it into money if taken " in stock or whatever else, or whether or no the Con- "gress wont take the forfeitures and pay the cost; * we desire you would give us some rules and direc- " tions how to proceed. And likewise, those men "that still behave inimical, and put the Committees "to so much trouble, whether or no we might not 'take cost of them to pay us what is reasonable for

" JoBhua Mead, Serjent, "Reuben Bloomer, Corp 1 , "Thomas Brooks, Corp 1 , "James Strohdy, Corp 1 , " Anthony Miller, Fifar, "James Carpenter, "William Williamson, "Elven Hyot, "William Sniffon, "Moses Higons, " John Beaks, ' ' William Seaman, "Elijah Millor, Jun r , "Nathan Holmes, "Somiiol Lyon, Jun<", "Stephen Mnnday, "Fredorick Datin,

" In Committee of Safety foe the County of Westchester j

"at the White Plains, Sept r 2«»<> 1776. J

" Resolved, that this Committee recommend to the honble the Con-

"ventjon of this State the reasonableness of increasing the Suhsistance

" Money for Capt" Townsend's Company as they are of opinion that 8s

"per week por Man is not a sufficient provision for them.

"By order of tho Committee,

"John Thomas, Jun*, Chairman." 6 Journal of the Committee of Safety, "4 ho., P.M., Deer. 7, 1776." 6 Vide pages 149, 150, ante.

Samuel Howell, Uriah Travis, Ju., Jonathan Finch, John Travis, .1 nines Miller, Jim 1- , Zecheos Dible, Absolim Hutchins, Daniel Dean, Jeremiah Rozelle, John Mills, Jerediah Owen, Benjamin fretenborough, Thomas Ramond, John Broadstreot, Samuel Miller, Robert Merritt.