The Minute Book of the Committee of Safety of Tryon County, New York

Tryon County was a county in the colonial Providence of New York in the British American colonies. It was created from Albany County on March 24, 1772, and was named for William Tryon, the last provincial governor of New York. Tryon County's seat was Johnstown, which is today the county seat of Fulton County. The Tryon County, New York Committee of Safety was formed on August 27, 1774, and was an extra-legal body and the de facto government of the county until 1778. The committee ordered that no person should come into or go out of the county without a pass from some acknowledged public body; and was authorized to arrest "suspicious" people, some of whom were fined, while they imprisoned others. Illustrated with full-page black & white plates. Index. 151 pp. First edition. Fine hardcover with uncut pages. The photos on the listing page are of the actual book for sale. Always carefully packaged and shipped quickly.