There are others who are known to have been involved in assisting fugitives who are not listed as members of the committee. These are people such as Abigale and Lydia Mott. William Topp is mentioned on the flyer as having a responsible role in the work but not as a member of the committee. Also identified on the flyer is a ten month period and the number of people helped in that period. Stephen Myers served as the committee's chairman for the three years prior to April 1856, and C. Brooks served as chairman after Myers.
Some pictures exist of members of the vigilance committee.
Pictured here are Stephen Myers, principal agent of the committee, and Dr. Thomas Elkins. Stephen Myers Dr. Thomas Elkins More information about Myers is told elsewhere in this web site. Dr. Elkins was a pharmacist and respected member of the community. The picture included here was taken after the Civil War. Both of these pictures are taken from William Johnson's autobiography which is available in the New York State Library and the Albany Public Library.