requesting " all Magistrates and other officers of jus- "tice in this State, who were well affected to the liber- " ties of America, until further orders, to exercise their " respective offices," was adopted ; and the Convention also adopted Resolutions declaring that "all persons " abiding within the State of New York and deriving " protection from the Laws of the same, owe Allegiance " to the said Laws, and are members of the State ; that '" all persons passing through, visiting, or making a " temporary stay in the said State, being entitled to *' the protection of the Laws, during the time of such ■' passage, visitation, or temporary stay, owe, during " the same time, Allegiance thereto ; and that all " persons, members of or owing Allegiance to this " State, as before described, who shall levy War " against the said State, within the same, or be adher- " ent to the King of Great Britain or others the ene- " mies of the said State, within the same, giving to " him or them, aid and comfort, are guilty of Treason " against the State, and being thereof convicted, shall " suffer the pains and penalties of Death !" ' The Convention also " earnestly recommended to the Gen- " eral Committees of the Counties and the Sub-Com- " mittees in the Districts of the several Counties in " this State, immediately to apprehend and secure all

Committee of the Convention, instead of a letter by the hands of a Messenger ; and Colonel John Broome, of New York City, and William Duer, of Charlotte-county, wore selected for that purpose. {General Washington to tlte President of Qie Continental Congress, " New York, 19 "July, 1776." )