THE TOWN OF WHITE PLAINS. 



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James Tompkins, 

 Gilbert Theal, 

 William BexOD, 

 Thomas Charnponeers, 

 John Charnponeers, 

 Eleazei Hart, 

 James Hunt, 

 Joseph Parker. 

 Joshua Barns, 

 John Park, 

 Isaae Smith, 

 John Hyatt, 

 Abraham Odell, 

 Thomas Lawrence, 

 John Seyson, 

 Isaac Forshea, 

 Gabriel Recmeau. 

 Gabriel Archer, 

 Peter Fasb.ee, 

 Isaac Lawrence, 

 Will. Snider, 

 Solomon Dean, 

 Thomas Hyatt, 

 William Woodward, 

 John Whitmore, 

 Will. Underbill, 

 Nehemiah Tompkins, 

 Henry le Forge, 

 Evert Brown, 

 Benj. Beyea, 

 Charles Merritt. 



William Dalton, 

 Elijah Tompkins, 

 Joshua Hunt, 

 Bates Chattei'ton, 

 William Landrin, 

 Dennis Kenndy, 

 James Haines, 

 Andrew Bauton, 

 Nathaniel Tompkins, 

 Caleb Archer, 

 Benjamin Bugbe, 

 Francis Purdy. 

 William Odell, 

 Israel Hunt, 

 Thomas Tompkins, 

 Fred. Underbill, 

 Peter Post, 

 Benj. McCord, 

 John Loce, 

 Elnathan Appleby, 

 John Baker, 

 Jonathan Underbill, 

 James McChain, 

 James Angevine, 

 Jeremiah Anderson, jr 

 Will. Barker, jr., 

 Gideon Arden, jr., 

 Joseph Purdy, 

 George Storm, 

 Jacob Vermiller, 

 Samuel Snider, 



Philip Fowler. 

 John McFarthing, 

 Jacob Post, 

 James Baxter, 

 John Hart, 

 Cornelius Loost e, 

 Jesse Park, 

 Roger Purdy, jr., 

 Gilbert Pugslj, 

 Abraham Leaden, 

 Benjamin Brown, 

 Aaron Buis, 

 John Burzley, 

 David Oakley, jr., 

 Charles Lawrence, 

 Joseph Purdy, jr. , 

 James Sniffen, jr., 

 Peter Bonnett, 

 Samuel Huested, 

 John Warner, 

 John Storm, 

 Joshua Beeord, 

 John Underbill, 

 William Underbill, jr. 

 , James Hill, 

 William Watkins, 

 Richard Baker, 

 Bishop Huestice, 

 Jeremiah Hitchcock, 

 William Bond, 



Of the others who are freeholders, many also hold land at will of Col. Philipse, 

 so that the truth really is, that very few independent freeholders objected to the 

 appointment of deputies."" LEWIS MORRIS. 



Upon the 29th of April, 1775, appeared the following document ad- 

 dressed to the public : — 



"We the subscribers do hereby make this public declaration, that whereas, 

 we and several others in Westchester county, having signed a certain number of 

 Resolves, which at the time of our said signing were deemed constitutional, and 

 as having a tendency to promote the interest of our country; but, since upon 

 mature debberation and more full knowledge of the matter find not only injuri- 

 ous to our present cause, but hkewise offensive to our fellow cobnists, we do 

 therefore thus publicly testify our abhorrence of the same, and declare ourselves 



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