Daniel Kissam was chairman of a meeting of a number of freeholders
in Queens County, held pursuant to public notice at Jamaica, May 22, 1775,
in compliance with the above circular, who elected unanimously----
Col. Jacob Blackwell, N. Sam�l Townsend, Esq., O. Jona. Lawrence, N. Zeb. Williams, Esq., O. Dan�l Rapalje, Esq., N. Tho�s Hicks, Esq., F.* Joseph French, Esq., J. Nath�l Tom, F. Joseph Robinson, J. Capt. Rich�d Thorne, H*
*Hicks and Thorne were intended to represent Hempstead; but at the election three gentlemen delivered a message from the freeholders of Hempstead saying they had held a meeting a few days before, and determined to have nothing to do with electing Deputies, but to wait till they knew the effect of the petition of the General Assembly. It was then proposed that no Deputies should be appointed for Hempstead, but it was overruled, as in that case the County would be partially represented.
May 24, 1775.--The Congress was opened every morning with prayer at 9, by the city clergy, viz., : Dr. Auchmuty, Dr. Rogers, Mr. Ganno, Mr. Inglis, Dr. Laidley, Mr. Mason, Mr. Treat, Dr. Livingston, Mr. Moore, Mr. Bowden.
May 29.--Congress recommends to all the counties to appoint county
committees and sub-committees* for their respective towns without
delay, to carry into execution the resolutions of the Continental
and Provincial Congresses; and that the committee tender the association
to every inhabitant within their district, and return the associations and
the names of the recusants to this Congress by the 15th July next.
*List of acting Committeemen, so far as ascertained, from
written documents.
| John Willimas, | John Birdsall, | Benj. Birdsall, | Daniel Duryea. |
| Jona. Lawrence, Ch�n, | Sam�l Morrell, | Capt. Jeromus Remsen, |
| Philip Edsall, D�y Ch�n, | Capt. Sam�l Moore, | Wm. Furman |
| Sam�l Riker, |
| John Talman, Ch�n, | Tho�s Rodman, | Edmund Pinfold |
| John Eagles, | Tho�s Thorne | Joseph Bowne, Clerk |
| Elias Bayles, Ch�n., | Amos Denton, | Noah Smith |
| Joseph Robinson | John Thurston, | Nathaniel Tuthill |
| Benj. Sands, Ch�n | John Farmer, Clerk, | Wm Cornwell, |
| Adriaen Onderdonck | Martin Schenck | D. W. Kissam |
| D�y Ch�n, | Tho�s Dodge, | |
| Peter Onderdonck, | Simeon Sands |
| Wm. Hopkins, Ch�n | John Kirk,* | John Luyster,* |
| Zeb. Williams | Isaac Bogart,* | Sam�l Youngs* |
| Sam�l Townsend, | Nathan Horton,* | Minne Suydam* |
| Joost Monfort,* Ch�n |
*so reported