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colonies, from South Carolina to New Hampshire, seem: 

 animated with one spirit in the common cause, and con- 

 sider this as the proper crisis for having our differences 

 with the mother country bi:ought to some certain issue, 

 and our liberty fixt upon a permanent foundation. This 

 desirable end can only be accomplished by a free com- 

 munion of sentiments, and a sincere fervent regard to the 

 interests of our com.mon country. We beg to be favored 

 with an, answer to this, and whether the committee for 

 your county can attend at Philadelphia, at the time pro- 

 posed. Signed by order of the committee. 



Thomas Willig, Chairman, 

 To the committee for Lancaster county. 



Pursuant to the publication of the resolves of the com- 

 mittee before mentioned : A general meeting of the 

 freemen and inhabitants of this county, (of Lancaster,) 

 was held on Saturday, the 9th of July, 1774. 



George Ross, Esq., being chosen chairman. This 

 assembly taking into serious consideration the severallate 

 acts of the British Parhrnient, relative to America ; came 

 unanimously to the following declarations and resolvesj^ 

 viz : 



1. We do sincerely profess and declare, that his most 

 gracious majesty King George the third, is our rightful 

 and lawful sovereign ; and that we will support and 

 defend him to the utmost of our power with our lives 

 and fortunes against hi$ enemies. 



2. We do further declare that no power is constitu- 

 tionally lodged in the hands of any hotly of men, to give 

 and grant our money, save only our representatives in 

 Assembly, who have at all times cheerfully granted aid 

 to his majesty whenever he has made requisition frona 

 them. 



3. Tliat the acts of the British Parliament for divest 



