or as individuals, wheather they Intend to Revolt from the State of New York or not, and be Pleas¢ to send the Proceedings of your Town to Westminster by your County Committee, at their next setting on the first Tuesday of November next, that the County Committee may be able ito send to the Provineal Congress, the minds of the Inhabitants of this County in this Important affair, I Beseach of you, and of every member of this Community, to act Candidly and uprightly in in an affair of such importance as this is, at this Critical Time, your Complyance with the above Request, will greatly oblige a number of thé County Committee, and your Humble Servant
James Cray Chairman.
Putney Sept® 26: 1776.
To the Sub Committee in the Town of Putney.
P: 8: I sent a Letter to the Sub Committees of Every Town in the County, Desiering them to meet as above said, and make Returns, and but fore Towns mat
A True Coppy Test James Ciay Chairman of the County Committee.
J. CLAY'S STATEMENT AS TO CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS. Fuluceitancent Papers XXXVI.]
James Cray, Esq' Informs that on the 7 day "of August last Heman Allen, Doctor Fay, and Col: Marsh came as a Committee from the other side of the Green Mountains To Windsor ; when the Committees of Cumberland & Gloucester were setting at that place, and begged to be admitted before the Committees soon after they were admitted, and read several Papers, some of which ascertain the Boundaries they proposed for a New State and Invited the Committee to sign a Paper they had Consulted with several members of the Continental Congress who advised them to collect the sense of the people on the subject--that the