Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution

(Historical Manuscripts, etc.: Petitions: xxxiii., 100.) The County Committee had officially informed Chase, nine days previously, that it had no jurisdiction of his case, and directed him to the Convention, (Westcliester-county Committee to Henry Clime, "In Com- "mittee of Safety for the County of Westchbster, White Plains, "Aug. 21, 1776"-- Historical Manuscripts, etc.: Petitions, xxxiii, 102;) but no attention whatever was paid to the ponr man's Petition, by either the Committee of Safety of the State or the Convention to whom it was addressed -- he was only "a Poor man," one of the "poor rep- " tiles," of earlier "patriotism."

On the thirteenth of September, the unfortunate prisoner again presented a Petition for relief, in these words :

"White Plains Goal, September 13, 1776. " Gentlemen of the Honorable Provenshall Congress.

" This my Humble Petition to Beg of your Honnours to send for me " that I may have my tryal for the County Commete and the Commete " of Safety says that they have no Right to try me and I have desird " them to send me to the Honnourahle Provenshall Congress and they " tell me they Dare Not send me without orders from your Honnours " Gentlemen so I shall be very Glad if your Honnours will be Good "Enouf to send for me as soon as Possible, for I have bin in Prison " Going on Eight weeks and I cant support myself any Longer,* So "Gentlemen I Shall be very Glad if your Honnours would take my "case into Consideration if your Honnours Pleases so that I may be "clear* or eondem d So Gentlemen I leave my case to your Honnours *' wise consideration not Douting but your Honnours will have compas- " sion on a Poor Prisoner.