Tryon County (New-York) Committee to Sir John Johnston

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Tryon County Committee Chamber, October 26, 1775.

HONOURABLE SIR: As we find particular reason to be convinced of your opinion in the questions hereafter expressed, we request that you will oblige us with your sentiments thereupon, in a few lines, by our Messengers, the bearers hereof, Messrs˙ Ebenezer Cox, James McMaster, and John J˙ Clock, Members of our Committee. We wish to know whether you will allow the inhabitants of Johnstown and Kingsborough to form themselves into Companies, according to the regulations of our Continental Congress, for the defence of our Country' s cause; and whether your Honour would be ready himself to give his personal assistance to the same purpose; also, whether you pretend a prerogative to our County Court-House and Jail, and would hinder or interrupt the Committee making use of the same to our want and service in the common cause.

We do not doubt you will comply with our reasonable request, and thereby oblige, honourable Sir, your obedient and humble servants. By order of the Committee:

NICHOLAS HERCKHEIMER, Chairman.

Hon˙ Sir John Johnson, Johnson Hall.