"You are earnestly desired to attend a general meeting of the county to be held at ^Vhit^ I'lains, on Tuesday next, the 11th inst., to give your votes upon the question: -- Whether you are inclined to choose deputies to meet at the city of New York, in the Provincial Convention? or, whether you are determined to abide by the loyal and judicious measures already taken by your own worthy Representatives in the General Assembly of this Province, for a redress of American grievances ? The consequcnc:es that may arise from neglecting to attend at White Plains on Tuesday next, to declare 3'onr sentiments relative to the appointment of deputies to meet in Provincial Congress, may bo ver}- fatal to th.is country. The friends of government and our h;ippy constitution are therefore earnestly invited in person, to oppose a measure so replete with ruin and misery. Remember the extravagant price we are now obliged to pay for goods piu'cluised from merchauts in consequence of the new importation agreement ; aud when

a American Archives, fourtti series, vol. 1., Ti6.

55^ HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

the new exportation a^eement takes place, we shall be in the situatiou of Ujcw who are obliged to niak'.- bricks withou.t sLraw."*

White Plaiss, ix the Co. of W. C, Apeil Uth, 1775. On tlie 2Sth of March last, the following gentlemen, having received Ivli-:^ from the chairman of the committee of the city and county of Xew York, rt - latjve to the appointment of Deputies for this county, met at this place iov V..r pm-pose of devising means for taking the sense of the county upon the subject, viz: Theodosius Bartow, Esq., William Sutton, Esq., Captain Joseph Drak..-.' James Vv'illis, Benjamin Drake, Moses Drake, Colonel Lewis Morris, Tlioinal Hunt, Abraham Leggett, James Horton, Jr., Esq., Stephen Ward and Abraham Guion, Esq., who, having taken the same into consideration, agreed to send the follo-rting notification to the principal freeholders m the different towns and districts in the coimty, viz. : --