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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851. 272 words

Firstly, Voted after a long Debate to adjourn said meeting untill to-morrow morning at seven o Clock.

Sept ye 3. at Seven o clock meet according to adjournment. It was mooved that this Committee send some sutable person to the Convention or Legislature of the State of new york to Inform them of the Conduct of the protended Counsell and protended Committees of the State of Vermont and take their advice and Directions thereon, but there being four members against the motion we could not obtain any vote of that nature.

Secondly Voted to adjourn this Committee untill the second Tuesday of November next at ten o Clock in the morning to meet at this place

a true Copy from the Minutes Test Simon Srevens Clark.

Westminster Sept ye 34 1777. In less than an hour after the County Committee had adjourned the Chairman Capt James Clay came in order to attend his Duty, and M' Obadiah Wells from Brattleborough with him there being a number of the County Committee present namely-- James Clay of Putney Michael Gilson--Westminster Hilkiah Grout--Weathersfield Obadiah Wells--Brattleborongh Simon Stevens--Springfield Takeing under Consideration the Devided and Broken State of the County of Cumberland in respect to the Conduct mentioned in the votes of the Committee the day abovesaid, and the cause why the whole Committee did not meet, we as members of said Committee and well wishers to the Common Cause of America and this State think it our duty to send some suitable person to the Convention, or state of New York, with the votes of the County Committee, in order to give them a true Repre-