These are to Desire you to call a Town meeting of the Inhabitance of your Town, in order to hear the Resolves of the Continental Congress, and to Chuse County Committee Men, if your Town hath not already Chosen, to meet at Westminster Court house, on the first Tuesday in September next, at Ten a Clock in the fournoon, in order to Tranceact the Publick Bisness of the County, and aJl other Matters that May Come before them.

James Cray Chairman

Putney July ye 28, 1777. of the County Committee.

To the Sub Committee of

The above is a True Copy of what was sent to the Towns. J. Chay

Re PES PTS tee GA es

WARRANT FOR THE ARREST OF JAMES CLAY ESQ.

In Council of Safety State of Vermont Bennington 10% august 1777 To Jesse Burk you are heareby Required to take the Body of Capt James Clay of Putney and him safely keep so that you have him Before this Council to answer the Complaints exhibited against him you are

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to take suitable assistance and make due Return of your proceedings herein at the same time for which this shall be your sufficient warrant.

By order of Council Jonas Fay Vice President. A true Copy Compared

Jesse Burg.

REPORT OF MR. CLAY ON HIS ARREST.

Putney August ye 16: 1777 I was taken by the within named Jesse Burk, and was carried by him before the within named Council, I asked said Committee what was the Complaint against me, Col. Chittenden Answered me, and said that I had acted under the State of New York contrary to their Resolves of June last in my notifying the County Committee to meet again, and sending about the Continental Congress Resolves, and Seting the People against the New State. and thay Detained me their Six Days, and then set me a liberty