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History of Orange County
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This Institution was formed in 1811, and organized as a Bible and Tract Society, which it remained to be, till 1816, when it ceased its Tract operations.
The first officers were:
Rev. Andrew King,
Rev. Moses Froeligh,
Rev. Methuselah Baldwin,
Rev. John Johnston,
Rev. Arthur J. Stansbury,
Dr. Charles Fowler,
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President
1st Vice President
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Secretary
Clerk
Treasurer
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And 19 other managers.
The Institution is auxiliary to the American Bible Society. The constitution adopted in 1811 was amended in 1817 so as to conform with its auxiliary character.
The present officers are:
James Wood,
Jesse Bull,
William Houston,
James D. Bull,
Theodore L. Jackson,
Dr. Peter A. Millspaugh,
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President
1st Vice President
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The following persons have been Presidents:
Rev. Andrew King,
Rev. Methuselah Baldwin,
Johannes Miller, Esq.,
Mr. Hezekiah Howell,
Mr. Moses Crawford,
Mr. William Phillips,
Mr. James Wood,
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James W. Wilkin, Esq.
Mr. Andrew Wilson,
Mr. Jonathan Bailey,
Mr. Samuel Millspaugh, Dr. David Hanford,
Dr. Charles Fowler,
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PROVISIONAL CONVENTION.
In May, 1775, the 2d ContinentaI Congress were to assemble at Philadelphia, and the question of sending delegates to that body was agitated in the Assembly of N. York, and on their refusal to send them, a Provisional Convention was called by the people for the purpose.
The Convention met at the Exchange, in the city of New York, and appointed Philip Livingston, James Duane, John AIsop, John Jay, Simon Boerum, Wm. Floyd, Henry Wisner, Philip Schuyler, George Clinton, Lewis Morris, Francis Lewis and Robert R. Livingston, Esqrs., as delegates for the purpose.
The Deputies of the Provisional Convention from Orange and Ulster counties assembled at the Exchange, in the city of New York, with Deputies from other counties, for the purpose of forming a Provincial Convention, April 20, 1775.
The officers of the first Provincial Congress were: Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Esq., President; Volkert P. Dow, Esq. V President; John McKesson and Robert Benson.
Secretaries: and Thomas Pettit, Door Keeper.