Wilkins, in their behalf, (as he said), doclaied that they would not join in the business of the day, or have anything to do with the Deputies or Congresses; but that they came there for the sole purpose of protesting against such illegal and imconstitutional proceeding.-;, after which they departed.^ TliC following question was tlicn put to the people by the chairman, viz.:-- whether they would appoint Deputies for this Coimty to meet the Deputies of the other Counties at the city of Xow York, on the 20th of April inst., for the purpose of electing delegates to represent this Colony in the General Congress, to be held at Philadelphia, vn the lOih day of May next? To which question they unanimously answered tliat they would. They then appointed the following eiu'ht persons, or a majority of them, to be the Deputies of this County, for tlu^ purpose aforesaid, viz.. Colonel Lewis ^[o^ri5, Stephen Ward, Daniel Drake. Esq.,

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«•'-'.■■(■;'•! James Holmes, John Thomas, Jr., Esq., Jonathan Piatt, Esq., Robert 4,ti! rjii ami JIajor Philip van Cortlandt. The two following resolves were i>:j unaaiuioubly entered into, viz.: --

Iifi--!rtii, That the thanks of thi.=; body is given to the virtuous minority of the «;»:5<nil Assembly of this Province, and particularly to John Thomas and Pierre Via Cortlandt, Esq., two of our Representatives, for their attachment to, and »' \] on a late occasion, for the preservation of the union of the Colonies, and r.^htA !uul liberties of America; and that this resolve be communicated by the ch lirir.an to every gentleman of whom that minority consisted.