6 0ne-fourth of the entire body of the Militia of Westchester, Duchess, Ulster, and Orange-counties, to serve until the last day of the following December, was ordered out for general service, in July, (Journal of the Convention, " Friday morning, July 16, 1776 ; " Ute same, " Die " Jovis, 4 ho., P.M., Augt. 8, 1776 ;") one-fifth of the entire body of the Militia of Albany-county, to serve for one month, and one-balf of that of Kings and Queens counties, to serve until the first of September, were added to these, very soon after, (tlie same, "Die Sabbati, 4 ho.. P.M., " Augt. 10, 1776 ; ") and, a few days later, the entire body of the Militia of Orange, Ulster, Westchester, and Duchess-counties was ordered to hold itself in readiness to march, at a momenta warning, with five days' provisions and as much ammunition as possible, (Journal of the Committee of Safety, "Harmm, Augt. 29, 1776.")

6 The entries on this subject are so very numerous that we can pretend to cite no more than two or three of them, (Journal of the Convention, ' 'Friday morning, July 16, 1776 ;" the same, "Die Jovis, 4 ho., P.M., "Augt. 8, 1776;" etc.)

7 The Convention to the Delegation from the State, in the Continental Congress, "Harlem, 7th August,1776, A.M.;" Journal of Committee of Safety, "Tuesday morning, Octor. 22, 1776 ; " etc.

8 Instructions to General Woodhull -- Journal of the Convention, " Monday "morning, Augt. 26, 1776."