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Official Papers {continued) : 

 1777. — April 10, Philadelphia, Letter front a Committee of Co?i- 

 gress to Getieral Washington. See " Life of Richard Henry 

 Lee," Vol. i, p. 284. Vol. i, p. 293, No. 85. 



8778. — Copy of a letter from Congress to the King's Commission- 

 ers. Rejects peace as proffered by Great Britain. 



Vol. ii, p. 12S, No. 36. 



PETITIONS. 



51774. — March 26. Petition to the House of Lords, protesting 

 against the Massachusetts Acts. Signed by Sheriffs of Lon- 

 don, Franklin, Izard, William Middleton, Arthur Lee and 

 many others. See *' Life of Richard Henry Lee," Vol. i, 

 p. 268. Vol. i, p. 117, No. 35. 



1775. — April 5. Fragments of Petition to the King (drawn up prob- 

 ably by Arthur LeCy, beseeching him to dismiss certain minis- 

 ters and advisors. Vol. i, p. 137, No. 40. 



4775. — Petition addressed to the King by the Lord Mayor, Alder- 

 men and Cojnmons of the City of Lo?ido?i. See " Life of Rich- 

 ard Henry Lee," Vol. i, p. 273. Vol. i, p. 175, No. 51. 

 (Not quite finished in the MS.) 



Stated Meeting, May 19, 1899. 

 Present, 27 members. 



Vice-President Wistar in the Chair. 



Correspondence was submitted as follows: 



A letter from Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, accepting election as a 

 member of the Council. 



A letter was also read from Mr. Dunbar D. Scott, asking 

 for information concerning Messrs. Draper and Eittenhouse, 

 former members of the Society. 



Mr. W. V. McKean, on behalf of the Phillips Prize Essay 

 Fund Committee, presented a report and submitted a list of 

 names from which judges for the competition were to be 

 selected. 



