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carrying into execution their wicked design, which we submit to your wisdom, conceiving ourselves safe under your wise protection.
Enclosed you have a list of the names of those that have associated, and those that have not. By order of the Committee:
WOLVERT ECKER, Chairman.
To Peter V. B. Livingston, Esq., President of the Provincial Congress, New-York.
SIGNERS IN MINISINK, ORANGE COUNTY.
| J. Wesbrook, Jr., | James Carpenter, | Thomas Hart, |
| Petrus Cole, | Reuben Jones, | Levi Van Etten, |
| Arthur Van Tuyle, | Isaac Upthegrave, | Petrus Decker, |
| Wilhelmus Wesfael, | A. Van Etten, | John Van Tuyl, |
| Jacobus Vanfliet Jr., | Johannes Wesbrock, | Daniel Cole, |
| Aldert Oosterhoudt, | Solomon Cuykendal, | Asa Astley, |
| Johannes Decker, Jr., | John Bennet, | S. Kuykendal, Jr., |
| Benjamin Cox, | Simon Westfael, | John Van Tuyl, |
| Moses Kortreght, | Martinus Decker, | Benjamin Corson, |
| Jacob Quick, | Petrus Cuykendal, | Daniel Korteght, |
| John Prys, | Isaac Davis, | Martynes Decker, Jr., |
| Jacobus Hanaken, | Benjamin Boman, | Joel Wesbrook, |
| Timothy Wood, | Silvester Cortreght, | Ephraim Middagh, |
| Benjamin Wood, | George Quick, | Daniel St. John, |
| Levi Decker, | Nehemiah Patisan, | Esee Brown, |
| G. Badcock, | Jacob Schoonhoven, | A. C. Van Aken, |
| Samuel Davis, | Jacobus Vanfliet, | Jacobus Davis.
| | Nicholas Slyter, | Wilhelmus Cole, |
SIGNERS IN ORANGE TOWN.
| Daniel Lawrence, | Abraham Post, | Gerret Ackerson, |
| David Aljea, | Jacob Wilfer, | Har. Tallman, Jr., |
| David Lawrence, | Michal Cornelison, | Peter Retan, |
| Albert Aljea, | Jacobus Deklark, | John Westevelt, |
| Edward Briggs, | William Martin, | Johannes Vanhouten, |
| Gerret Blawvelt, | Daniel Vorhes, | J. Vanhouten, Jr., |
| Kaspanus Conklin, | Abm. Onderdunck, | Harman Tallman, |
| Avery Campbell, | Jones Torrel, | John Rycher, |
| Ram Boll, | Abraham Tallman, | Jacob Ackerson, |
| Abraham, Conklin, | Daniel Onderdunck, | Adreaen Onderdunck, |
| James Jacklin, | Jacob Conklin, | Conrad Gravenstine, |
| Spedwell Jacklin, | William Boll, Jr., | Abraham Mabei, Jr., |
| Nathaniel Lawrence, | Abraham Mabie, | John Gissenar, Jr. |
These are the names of the persons who have signed the General Association. A true copy from the original, taken and compared by me. Per order of the Committee:
THOMAS OUTWATER, Chairman.
Orange Town, July 17, 1775.
These are to certify that each and every of the persons hereinafter named, to wit: Matthew Steel, Johannes Perry, Isaac G. Blawvelt, Jacob C. Ackerson, Kals Bogard, Gisebert K. Bogard, Dennes Sneeding, Robert Sneeding, Jessey Sneeding, Samuel Sneeding, William Sneeding, George Man, and Jacob Gissenar, inhabitants of the Town of Orange, and every one of them of full age, have refused and neglected to sign the General Association. Per order of the Committee:
THOMAS OUTWATER, Chairman.
DUTCHESS COUNTY.
Agreeable to adjournment to this day, being the 15th of August, 1775, we met at the house of Jacob Griffin, in order to make a return of the persons who signed the Association and those who refused, Viz: Those who signed—
| Theods. Van Wyck, | John A. Brinckerhoff, | Jacob Du Bois, Jr., |
| John Brinckerhoff, | John Wyckoff, | Gabriel Hughson, |
| Zachs. Van Voorhes, | James Denton, | David Barker, |
| Gerret Storm, | William Clanker, | Henry Van Tessel, |
| Cornelius Sebring, | George Brinckerhoff, | Christian Du Bois, Jr., |
| Dirck G. Brinckerhoff, | Adrian Brinckerhoff, | Ahas. Elsworth, |
| Daniel Ter Boss, | Abraham Ter Boss, | Jacob Brinckerhoff, |
| Richard Van Wyck, | John H. Sleght, | William Holmes, |
| William Van Wyck, | Jacobus De Graef, | Thomas Ostrander, |
| Joseph Horton, | John Myer, | Godfrey Heyn, |
| Johannes Wiltse, | John G. Brinckerhoff, | N. E. Gabriel, |
| Gores Storm, | John Langdon, | Abraham Morrell, |
| T. Van Wyck, Jr., | George Adriance, | Geo. J. Brinckerhoff, |
| Harvey M. Morris, | George Elsworth, | Christopher Rawn, |
| Henry Godwin, | Hendrick Boerum, | James Weckes, |
| Thomas Storm, | Daniel Schenck, | Isaac Van Wyck, |
| John Adriance, | Jonathan Langdon, | Cornelius Smith, |
| Henry Schenck, | William Fisdale, | Hugh Conner, |
| Jacob Swartwout, | Joseph Griffin, | Andw. T. Lawrence, |
| Corns. Van Wyck, Jr., | Daniel Johnson, | Nathl. Fairchild, |
| Isaac Sebring, | John Meynema, | Samuel Gosline, |
| Abm. Brinckerhoff, | Abm. Van Voorhis, | John Berray, |
| Roelef Schenck, | Hendk. Hardenburgh, | James Cooper, |
| Abraham Schenck, | Moses Bedell | John Cooper, |
| L. E. Van Bunschoten, | Peter Ter Bush, | James Barnes, |
| Isaac Ter Boss, | John Jewell, Jr., | John Ter Bush, |
| Jacob Griffin, | Alexander Turner, | Cornelius Adriance, |
| James Snediker, | James Anning, | Abm. De Foreest, |
| Aaron Brown, | William Ward, | Thomas Simonton, |
| Joseph McCord, | Andw. Van Hyning, | Simon Leroy, Jr., |
| John Cooper, | Abm. Van Amburgh, | John Leroy, |
| Richard King, | Moses Saikryder, | Jacob Lane, |
| Jacob Van Voorhis, Jr., | James Rosekrans, | Thomas Yeumans, |
| Jonathan Haight, | Stephen Doxey, | Constine Gulnack, |
| Israel Kniffin, | Dirck Hegerman, | Johans. Hooghteling, |
| Daniel Kniffin, | Jonathan Talmage, | Clement Cornwell, |
| Jonathan Kniffin, | Solomon Saikryder, | Peter Deets, |
| Walter Hyer, | Joshua Hicks, | Francis Leroy, |
| Adrian Bogert, | Martin Smith, | Abm. Westervelt, |
| Moses Akerly, | Robert Rogers, | Jost Westervelt, |
| Luke Ter Boss, | Thomas Wright, | James Howard, |
| James Miller, | William Baker, | Cornelius Griffin, |
| Cornelius Osborne, | Daniel Wright, | William Griffin, |
| Nicholas Brower, | John Watts, | James Vandewater, |
| Matthias Clark, | Johans. De Witt, | Dolf Swartwout, |
| Nicholas Brower, Jr., | Albert Carley, | Garret Beneway, |
| John Wright, | Henry Van Voorhis, | Jeremiah Var Velen, |
| Charles Brewer, | Martin Wiltse, | Thomas Pinkney, |
| John Ackerman, | H. Rosekrans, Jr., | Henry Marten, |
| John Walters, | James Kilburne, | Barthol. Hogeboom, |
| James Rathbun, | Dirck Brinckerhoff, | Charreik Van Keuren, |
| Seth Chase, | Zebulon Southard, | David Dutcher, |
| Adolphus Brower, | Evert W. Swart, | Deminicus Monfoort, |
| David Brower, | John Bloodgood, | James Rymden, |
| Cornelius Brower, | Walter Moodey, Jr., | Andrew Ostram, |
| Jacob Brower, | John Johnson, | John Ostram, |
| Deriah Hoogland, | Simon Ter Bush, | Frederick Rosekrans, |
| William Haskin, | Thorn Pudney, | Peter Van Dewater, |
| Peter Horton, | Francis Pudney, | Barest B. Van Kleek, |
| Jesse Bedell, | Abraham Censa, | Sevaris Van Kleek, |
| Martin Schenck, | Stephen Peudy, | Francis Van Dewater, |
| Peter Monfoort, | Henry Carpenter, | John Van Valin, |
| Matthias Horton, | John Ter Bush, | Peter Polmeteir, |
| Johans. De Witt, Jr., | Abraham Schutts, | Lawrence Conklin, |
| Mat. Van Bunschoten, | Cornelius Sebring, | Herman Rynden, |
| Abm. Van Wyck, | John Pudney, | John Rosekrans, |
| Steph. Brinckerhoff, | Cornelius Ter Bush, | Thomas Johnson, |
| Geo. Brinckerhoff, | David Lyons, | Francis Way, Jr., |
| John Scouten, | Edward McKeeby, | Joshua Smith, |
| Joseph Balding, | Theods. Brett, | Aaron Brown, Jr., |
| J. Scouten, son of Jurry, | John McBride, | Abraham Ladu, |
| Jacobus Emans, | Obadiah W. Cooper, | Cornelius Swartwout, |
| James Brown, | Timothy Mount, | Gilbert Lane, |
| Moses Barber, | Jonas Southard, | William Swartwout, |
| Abm. L. Losec, | James Reynolds, | James Swartwout, |
| Samuel Swartwout, | George Bump, | Samuel Roberts, |
| John Swartwout, | Tunis Du Bois, | Ebenezer Clark, |
| William Scouten, Jr., | James Green, | William Lane, |
| Daniel Rayner, | Obadiah J. Cooper, | Joseph Totten, |
| Robert Brett, | Peter Klump, | Andrew Hill, |
| John Smith, | Abm. Van Tyne, | Johannes Sharrie, |
| Jacob Balding, | Jacob Van Voorhis, Jr. | Jeremiah Jones, |
| Caleb Cornell, | Myndert Cooper, | Lawrence Haff, |
| Isaac Storm, | John Runnels, | Peter Outwater, |
| Henry Rosckrans, | Thomas Bump | Daniel Outwart, |
| Benjamin Rosekrans, | Christopher Schutts, | T. Van Bunschoten, |
| Stephen Osborne, | Silvinus Pine, | Samson Smith, |
| Simon S, Schouten, | Isaac H. Ter Boss, | Albert Tirhum, |
| Daul. G. Wright, Jr., | William Somerdike, | Abm. Duryee, Jr., |
| Joseph Wiltse, | Philip Pino, | John Tirhum, |
| Geo. Van Werkeren, | Nathan Baily, | James Culver, |
| Platt Rogers, | John Pullick, | Dennis Culver, |
| Theods. Adriance, | Austin Fowler, | James Culver, Jr., |
| Micah Rogers, | David Pellit, | Peter Van Bunschoten, |
| John Lawrence, | John Southard, | Jacob Van Bunschoten, |
| Jeremiah Bedell, | Duncan Graham, | Henry T. Wiltsey, |
| Joseph Fowler, | Elesa Du Bois, | John Tappen, |
| Jacobus Swartwout, | James Duncan, | James Davison, |
| Gideon Way, | Caleb Briggs, | Henry Burhanse, |
| Merinus V. Vlaikren, | James Osburn, | William Hogelandt, |
| Henry Ostrander, | Isaac Hegeman, | Abijah Patterson, |
| John Luyster, | Jacobus Degroff, | Daniel Terhum, |
| Timothy Saikryder, | E. E. Van Bunschoten, | Abraham A. Lent, |
| Zacharias Boss, | John De Grool, | Tunis Skeet, |
| John Bush, Jr., | Jno. Van Bunschoten, | Cornelius Verwie, |
| Josiah Hallstead, | Robert Todd, | Hugh Laughlin, |
| Peter Noorstrant, | Bernd. J. Van Kleek, | Francis Hegeman, |
| Jeremiah Martin, Jr., | Jacobus De Graff Jr., | John Culvert, |
| Peter Snyder, | Jacobus Sleght, | Abraham Cronckheit, |
| John Gray, Jr., | Moses Vanelin, | John Jewell., |
| Gershom Martine, | Adam Dates, | Isaac Jewell, jr., |
| Amos Nettleton,. | William Stanton, | Corelius Wiltse, |
| John Bennitt, | William Teatsort, | Hemming Higby, |
| Elihu Emmitt, | Isaac Snider, | Peter Lent, |
| Ab. H. Van Amburgh, | Thomas Lewis, | Isaac Adriance, |
| Jesse Baker, | Jacob Cole, | Johannes Boss, |
| James Thurston, | Abraham Sleght, | Richard Griffin, |
| Joseph Parker, | Michal Hoffman, | Steph. Van Voorhis, |
| Stephen Thaiker, | Teunis Wilson, | Jacob Buys, Jr., |
| Abraham Gray, | Isaac Cole, | John L. Losee, |
| John Baker, | Peter Stienbergh, | Jacob Horton, |
| Jeremiah Ranny, | Gideon Ver Velon, | Corns. Ostrandor, |
| David Mowry, | Moses De Graff, | Richard Comfort, |
| Joseph Lee, | Henry Buys, | Abraham Shear, |
| Simon Bise, | Peter Van Kleek, Jr., | William Barnes, |
| William Lane, | Jeremiah Mead, | Frederick Scutt, |
| Ezra Mead, | Henry Pelts, | Jeromus Van Voorhis, |
| Jame Innes, | Jacob Backer, | Ram Adriance, |
| Isaac Smith, | Jacob Coapman, | Ram J. Adriance, |
| Peter Hulst, | Barent Dutcher, | John Devoe, |
| David Bennett, | Boltes B. Van Kleek, | Jac’s C. Swartwoudt, |
| David Horton, | John Leroy, Jr., | Peter Robinson, |
| William Wright, | Henry Bell, | Moses Shaw, |
| Daniel Canfield, | Jurrie Hoffman, | Jacobus Van Dewater, |
| Sabure Main, | Jacob Niffer, | Zach. Van Voorhis, Jr., |
| Johans. Brinckerhoff | P. Van Dervoort, Jr., | William Brock, |
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