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In Provincial Congress, New-York, Dec. 12, 1775. : Whereas this Congress has received undoubted information, that a number of disaffected persons in Queen's County, have been supplied with arms and ammunition, from on board the Asia ship of war …
Giving the names and requesting the presence before the Provincial Congress of twenty-six men accused of taking up arms on behalf of the British. "Ordered that- of Jamaica Township [4 names] Newtown [7 names] Flushing Township [1 name] Hempstead Township [9 names] Oyster-Bay [5 names] ... do attend this Congress ..." Ascribed to the press of John Holt by Evans. References: Evans 14313. New-York Historical copy has ms. "Capt." written before the name of Samuel Hallet.
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