5 The instances of Bloomer Nelson, Samuel Haines, Josiah Disberry, and Jacob Schureman, residents of Westchester-county, {Journal of the Convention, "Thursday morning, August 29, 1776;" Petition of John Bare, Bloomer Neelson, and others, " Kingston Goal, Feb*? 19">, 1777 "-- Historical Manuscripts: Petitions, xxxiii., 638 ; Petition of Bloomer Nelson and tliree others, " Kingston Goal, March 26, mi-- Historical Manuscripts, etc.,: Petitions, xxxiii., 610,) are sufficient for this purpose, although there are numerous others.

6 Journal of tite Convention, " Die Sabbati, 9 ho., A.M., Augt. 17, 1776 ;" the President of Die Convention to tlie Committee of Ulster-county, " In Con-

'* VHNTION OP THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,

"Harlem, Augt. 17, 1776 ;" etc.

7 The instances of Abraham C. Cuyler, John Duncan, Stephen De Lancey, John Monier, and Benjamin Hilton, already referred to, will be remembered by the reader.

8 It will be remembered that William Sutton of Mamaroneck was banished to Philadelphia.

"others '*of the neighbouring States," 9 -- of course, the older-time repository of the victims of New York's "suspicion," at Litchfield, in Connecticut, was included ; 10 -- did not fail to receive their very welcome supply of well-to-do boarders.

During the first three months of the existence of the Convention, there were thus lawlessly seized, of the residents of Westchester-county, William and John Sutton, of Mamaroneck ; n John Rogers, a servant of Lewis Morris, of Morrisania ; 12 Joseph Reade, of Westchester; 13 Isaac Underhill, of Yonkers, 1 * and Philip Palmer 15 and James Horton, Junior, 16 besides a number of others the names of whom were not recorded on the Journal of the Convention. 11