Drake - to - the President of the Provincial Congress, stating that Col. Waterbury had taken a No. [number] of guns from the Tories in West Chester County & that Col. Drake's whig minute minute men being, many of these desti tute of arms, wish to have the muskets - Letter dated "New York, Feby 16, 1776." signed/ "Samuel Drake, col. of the Minute Regiment in West Chester County." pp.128, 189 / On the night of January 30th, 1775, Col. Joseph Drake apprehended Josiah* Burrell*, Thomas Haines & Isaac Gedney & sent *tm [them]* to the Chairman of the Committee of safety for New York. p. 136. - Joshua Purdy, taken by * Col. Drake Jany. 31 76, also sent to the New York Com. of safety. - Mr.
Valentine, his son, & Journeyman were taken by Jonathan Blake & on the 29th of Feby 1776 sent to the Chairman of the Committee of Safety at New York, under a guard of 7 men. - on the 27th of January '76, Joshua Gedney also, was sent to said Committee to answer for spiking up the canon &c by a sub committee of the Committee of West Chester county. - Examn of Gedney & Haines & pp. 138, 9 / It appears that William Lounsbury the gun spiker was arrested, confined, & made his escape, some time previous to May 20, 175. p. 144 / Letter from Govr Trumbull of Connt. (dated Hartford 10th June 1776) to Nathanl. Woodhull Prest [President] of Provincl C. of New York, stating that Isaac Sears, one of the members of the N.
York Congress for the City of N. Y. was the head or leader of the whole transaction &c. when Rivington was plundered of his types -* & "who we consider as the proper person to whom the whole transaction is impt.* able & who belongs & is amenable to your jurisdiction alone &c." …… "Care was taken that the person of Mr.