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Declarations of Committees of Suffolk County, New-York

Brook-Haven, October 24, 1776.

We, the Committee of the County of Suffolk, being assembled by permission of his Excellency the Hon˙ William Tryon, Esq˙, Governour of New-York and the territories depending thereon in America, do hereby dissolve ourselves, and do disclaim and reject the orders of Congress and Committees, and totally refusing obedience to them, revoking all our proceedings under the Congress, and being

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desirous to obey the legal authority of Government, rely upon your Excellency' s clemency, hoping that you will pass by our former conduct, and be graciously pleased to protect us agreeable to the laws of this Province.

Signed by order of the Committee:

JOHN BRUSH, Chairman.

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Title

Declarations of Committees of Suffolk County, New-York

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-10-24

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Loyalist, British resistance and ideology: Loyalist resistance to new governments
Political philosophy: British supremacy
Social reality: government organization

Document ID

S5-V2-P01-sp27-D0135

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V2

Part

S5-V2-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V2-P01-sp27

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