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in the Provincial Convention to be held at the City of New-York, on the 22d instant.
VOTE OF FIRST COMPANY IN BROOKHAVEN, NEW-YORK. Brookhaven, May 17, 1775. Whereas, the Committees of the several Towns within the County of Suffolk met at the County-Hall on the 5th of May, 1775; and whereas Brookhaven was not represented by a Committee at said meeting, the several Committees thought fit to write a letter to the inhabitants of said Brookhaven, signifying their desire that they should unite with the other Towns in choosing a Deputy to unite with the seven Deputies which they had chosen to represent this County at the Provincial Congress, to be held at New-York, on the 22d day of this instant: Now we, the residents within the limits of the First Company of Militia of said Town, do, in conjunction with the other Companies in said Township, choose Selah Strong, Esquire, as one of the Deputies to represent said County. In witness whereof we have hereunto signed our names.
VOTE OF SECOND COMPANY IN BROOKHAVEN, NEW-YORK, Brookhaven, May 17, 1775. There being met the Second Company of the above-said Town, whereof Ebenezer Miller is Captain, and were desired that all such as were willing to be represented in the Provincial Convention, to be held at New-York, the 22d of this month, would manifest it by setting their votes or names to this paper. Selah Strong, Esquire, being the man chosen to represent us.
The above names signed in the presence of us: WISSELL SILL, Clerk, VOTE OF THIRD COMPANY IN BROOKHAVEN, NEW-YORK. Brookhaven, May 17, 1775. There were called together the Third Company, commanded by Captain Nathan Rose. The question being put, whether they were for appointing a Deputy in this Town to join the other Deputies of this County, to meet the Provincial Convention, to be held the twenty-second of this instant May, in New-York, to consult the general good of this Colony; passed in the affirmative nemine contradicente. Then the question was put, whether Selah Strong, Esq., should be the man to represent this Town, in joining with the other. Deputies of this County, in Provincial Convention, to be held in New-York, the twenty-second of this instant? Passed, without one dissenting voice, in the affirmative, to which they have affixed their names.
We, the underwritten persons, were present when the above and within persons subscribed their names, and were freeholders and inhabitants within the Town of Brookhaven. WILLIAM SMITH, VOTE OF FOURTH COMPANY IN BROOKHAVEN, NEW-YORK. Brookhaven, May 16, 1775. Met the Fourth Company of Brookhaven, whereof David Mulford is Captain, and were desired to manifest, by their votes, whether they were desirous to be represented in the Provincial Convention, to be held at New-York, the twenty-second of this instant, P. M.; then, who should represent them. Voted, That Selah Strong, Esq., be the person to represent them. Passed without contradiction, to which we have subscribed our names.
Those of the contrary mind:
The above dissenters professed to be nothing against or for the vote, but stand as neutrals. Note.—The whole of the names in both lists were put down at their desire, in presence of us, EBENEZER DAYTON, AN ADDHESS FROM JAMES RIVINGTON TO THE HONOURABLE DELEGATES AT THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS. Whereas the subscriber, by the freedom of his publications during the present unhappy disputes between Great Britain and her Colonies, has brought upon himself much publick displeasure and resentment, in consequence of which his life has been endangered, his property invaded, and a regard to his personal safety requires him still to be absent from his family and business; and whereas it has been ordered by the Committee of Correspondence for the City of New-York, that a report of the state of his case should be made to the Continental Congress, that the manner of his future treatment may be submitted to their direction; he thinks himself happy in having at last for his judges, gentlemen of eminent rank and distinction in the Colonies, from whose enlarged and liberal sentiments, he flatters himself that he can receive no other than an equitable sentence, unbiased by popular clamour and resentment. He humbly
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