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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. 254 words

huzzas, they returned to Captain Hatfields, singing, as they weut, \viih lovni entbusiasn:;, the good and animating song of "God save great George our Kin-." "Long live our noble King," &c., &c. At their return, finding that manyrf their friends had arrived during their absence, and that many still kopt conn;-.: in, they proceeded to draw up and sign the following declaration, which thi v seemed to do with as much patriotic zeal as ever warmed the hearts of true and faithful subjects, and afterwards dispersed to their different habitations.

"We the subscribers, freeholders and inhabitants of the county of Westchester, having assembled at the White Plains in consequence of certain advertisenients, do now declare, that we met here to declare our honest abhorrence of all unlawful Congresses and Committees, and that we are determined at the hazard of our lives and properties, to support the king and constitution, and that we ackuowledge no Representatives but the General Assembly, to whose wisdom and integrity we submit the guardianship of our rights and privileges.

Frederick Philips, Isaac Wiikins, Samuel S'^abury, Luke Babcock, Isaac Fowler Judge, Caleb Fowler Judge, J. P. Horton, Esq., William Sutton. Esq., Daniel Oakley, Esq., Benjamin Fowler, Esq., William Davis, Esq., Wm. Anderson, Esq., Capt. Abra'rn Hatiield, Nath'l Underliill. May'r, George Cromwell, Esq., Philip Pell, Esq., Joshua Pell, James Pell, Edward Pell, John Ilunt, Gilbert Horton, Adrian Leforge, Joshua Gidney, Joseph Bade, James Wetmore, Moses Williams, John JTaight, Isaac Brown, Philip Kelly, James Haines, Joseph Haines, Jr., James Hrilni'S. Jr., MaltheA' Hai::es,