'■ IT'imhly Showeth that we were summoned to appear at Westchester in oi-dcr t.) ch'iose officers, according to tlie resolution of the Congi-ess, it Laving been n'!>resented, as we understand, that there was not a competent number of men ill Dur district to form a company, we therefore beg leave to inform you tliat the .^la:lor of Fordham and the West Farms, have, in the militia, always been conf'iilered as a district by themselves ; and that within their limits there are upwards of seventy men fit to bear arms, and that an attendance at Westcliester upon the i.ieeting of the company will be attended with great inconvenience to many of the i:)lmbitants, and therefore injurious to the service intended to be advanced; from which considerations your petitioners humbly pray the Honorable Congress will be pleased to order that the xManor of Fordham and the West Farms have a company ^vith themselves, and that tliey elect their own otlicers under such, inspection as the Honorable Congress, in their -wisdom shall think best ; and your petitioners shall ever pray.

Nicholas Berrien, Is;iac Valentine, Peter Valentine, John Stevens, Benjamin Curser, Abraham Dyckmaii. John Farmer, Benjamin Valentine, Georg'-^ Pilpet, Isaac Valentine, Jr., Peter Bussinir, Jr , Abraham \\'iison, Benjamin Curser, Jr., Hendrick Kyer, John Lent, John Kyer. Isaac Curser, Jr., Tunis I.e Jove, Philip Hunt', Stephen Emboli, Kathan'l Lawrence, Peter Devoe, James S\' ain, Na/.nrctli Iirewer, Edward Harris, Jolm Col lard, Cornelius Jacobs,

Hezekiah Ward, Tunis Garrison, Isaac Cant, Gilbert Taylor, Robert Gilmer, Benjanii'.i Archer, Jr., Daniel Devoe, Jr., John Enibrio, Sen. Jacob Lent, Abraham Lent, Dennis II yer. Jacob Valentino, Abraham Garrison, James G. Groot, Tliomas Hunt, -^ Abraham Le^rgett, William Leggett, John LoL'gett, Jr., Ilobert Hunt, Jr., _ Cornelius Leggett, Mr. Woods, John Iledger, Thomas Hedger. Stephen JCdwards, James Bock, George Higby, Jacob Hunt, --