Claim: The New York Provincial Congress welcomed the return of Governor William Tryon, a British Army general and official who served as the 39th governor of New York from 1771 to 1777, and on June 28, 1775, authorized the raising of the four regiments of the New York Line.
Evidence: The congress welcomed the return of Governor William Tryon. Lieutenant General William Tryon (8 June 1729 – 27 January 1788) was a British Army general and official who served as the 39th governor of New York from 1771 to 1777, assuming the office after having served as the eighth governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771. On June 28, 1775 they authorized the raising of the four regiments of the New York Line.