acts was the adoption of petitions to the King and Parliament of Great Britain, in which, while they "professed a warm attachment to the royal person and government, they solemnly protested against the aggressions that had for years been gaining upon the rights of the people, and expressed, quite as strongly as was then avowed by the patriots of the day, the sentiments advocated in the revolution." General Assembly Districts Albany County: all of the region that is now northern and western New York. Cortlandt Manor Dutchess County: now Dutchess and Putnam counties. Kings County: the current Kings County; Brooklyn. Livingston Manor New York County: the current New York County; Manhattan. Orange County: now Orange and Rockland counties. Queens County: now Queens and Nassau counties. Rensselaer Manor Richmond County: the current Richmond County; Staten Island. Town of Schenectady Suffolk County: the current Suffolk County. Ulster County: now Ulster and Sullivan counties and part of what is now Delaware and Greene counties. Westchester County: now Westchester and Bronx counties. Representatives The following were elected as members of the General Assembly. References Notes Sources Colonial United States (British) Province of New York 1683 establishments in the Province of New York Pre-statehood history of New York (state)