Convention adjoined from White Plains, *to meet* in the church at Haerlem on the 29th of July '76 & where they met accordingly & pp. 547, '8. / "On the 29th of August '76, the Provincl. Convention adjourned to meet in the English Church at Fishkill on Monday next (Sept. 2nd) at 9 o'clock &c. - A committee of safety appointed to act in the meantime &c. / "The Committee of safety met at Haerlem on the 29th of Augst - At Kingsbridge on the 30th; - at the House of M. Odell on Philipse's Manor on the 31st of Augst; - & at Fishkill on the 2nd of September; at wh place the P. Convention ^also assembled on the 5th of September. / [X]Next* to *Croton river* at the house of John *Blagge* p.601-609.
"July 11 1776. The Troop of horse of the County of West Chester (as is said?) have refused to furnish their quota of men lately directed to be raised to reinforce the Contintental army at New York &c." p. 521. / Enemy's ships sail to the Highlands - Continental ships in danger. - Camp at Byram river proposed to prevent enemy landing above Kingsbridge. &c. 523: 7: / Genl Washington letter of July 13/76 &c.
August 8th '76 - The new levies from Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, & West Chester directed to march immediately down to the Fort now erected on the North side of Kings Bridge &c. to prevent the enemy from cutting off the communication between the army in Town & the country. &c. P .563 / "Col. Joseph Drake to the Provincial Convention." "New Rochelle, August 28, 1776." ….I have ordered a party to guard from Rye neck to Rodman's Neck, of the militia of this country. - Col. Graham's regiment is stationed, at present, at Frog's Neck.