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HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



influenced: and I really wish that had been the fact, because when inconsisten- 

 cies and fooleries result from inebriety or enthusiasm, they merit no pity, and 

 escape indignation ami resentment. 



Much pains, I confess, were on that day taken to make temporary enthusiasts, 

 and with other more exhilarating spirit of loyalty. 



To give the appearance of dignity to these curious and very orderly protestors, 

 the author has been very mindful to annex every man's addition to his name; 

 upon the presumption, perhaps, that it would derive weight from the title of 

 mayor, esquire, captain, lieutenant, judge, &c. 



But it is not easy to conceive why the public should be less civil to the clergy 

 than to the gentry and commonalty. Samuel Seabury and Luke Babcock, cer- 

 tainly ought not to have been sent into the world floating on a newspaper in that 

 plain way ; the one is the "Reverend Mr. Samuel Seabury, Hector of the united 

 Parishes of East and Westchester, and one of the missionaries for the propaga- 

 tion of the Gospel, (and not politics), in foreign parts," &c, &c, the other is 

 "the Rev. Mr. Luke Babcock, who preaches and prays for Mr. Philipse and his 

 tenants at Philipsburgh." 



In this formidable catalogue of 312 sober and loyal protestors, there are 

 not less than one hundred and seventy, who, after a most diligent inquiry, I can- 

 not find have the least pretensions to vote, and indeed many of them are also 

 under a^re. Their names are as follows . — 



Samuel Seaburj-, 

 Luke Babcock, 

 Benjamin Fowler, Esq,, 

 Joshua Pell, 

 Edward Pell, 

 John Hunt, 

 Gilbert Horton, 

 Adrian Leforge, 

 Moses Williams, 

 Philip Kelley, 

 James Haines, 

 Bartholomew Haines, 

 John Haines, 

 Elijah Haines, 

 Joseph Clark, 

 Josi ph Oakley, 

 James Mott, 

 Daniel Purdy, 

 John Crab, 

 [zrahiah Whetmore, 

 Absalom Gidney, 

 John Brown, 

 Jasper Stevens, 

 IYt< r McFarthing, 

 Joshua Purdy, Jr.. 

 Hachaliah Purdy, jr., 



Elias Seacord, 

 James Pierce, 

 Edward Bugbe, 

 Daniel Haight, 

 John Hunt, jr., 

 Abraham Losee, 

 Isaac Tompkins, 

 J oseph Paulding, 

 Henricus Storm, 

 Francis Secord, 

 John Parker, 

 Gilbert Bates, 

 David Purdy, 

 David Bleeker, 

 Jordan Downing, 

 Corn. Van Tassell, 

 Joseph Appleby, 

 Patrick Cary, 

 Gilbert Ward, 

 William Dunlap 

 Joshua Ferris, 

 Timothy Purdy, 

 James McGuire, 

 James Requeau, 

 Samuel Purdy, 

 Sylvanus Purdy, 



John Williams, 

 John Ackcmar, 

 Peter Bussing, 

 Jeremiah Hunter, 

 Abraham Storm, 

 Peter Jenning, 

 John Gale, 

 John Smith, 

 James Hart, jr., 

 Jonathan Purdy, jr., 

 Monmouth Hart., jr., 

 Christopher Purdy, 

 Gabriel Purdy, 

 Edward Mcrrit, jr., 

 Henry Desborough, 

 William Van Wart 

 Abraham Storm, 

 Thomas Berry, 

 Charles Merritt, 

 Benjamin Griffin, 

 Samuel Purdy, 

 Gilbert Purdy, 

 James Chatterton, 

 Thomas Cromwell, 

 Solomon Horton, 

 Nathaniel Underbill, jr. 



