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return of six persons instead of three, it passed in the 

 negative unanimously. 



Resolved, That in determining a question in this com- 

 mittee, the borough of Lancaster and the several town- 

 ships in this county shall have each one vote, and the 

 majority of the townships or borough and townships so 

 Voting shall determine the question. 



Resolved, That no person shall speak more than twice 

 on the same point, without leave of the committee. 



The letters of the committee of safety of this province, 

 to the committee of this county, respecting J, Brooks and 

 Doctor John Kearsley, (which were received at Lancas- 

 ter, between the time of the election of this committee, 

 and this meeting,) were read ; and the proceedings of the 

 gentlemen of the committee who negociated that busi- 

 ness, and escorted Doctor Kearsley to York, being taken 

 into consideration, their conduct is approved of by this 

 committee. And the following persons, to wit: George 

 Ross, Jasper Yeates, William Atlee, William Bausman, 

 Matthias Slough, Christian Voght, Jacob Glatz, Abraham 

 Dehuff, Sebastian Graff, Andrew Graff, John Whitmer, 

 jun., and Jacob Krug are appointed by the members of 

 the committee now present, a sub-committee to see the 

 sentence and resolves of the committee of safety respect- 

 ing J. Brooks, a prisoner in goal of this county, strictly 

 carried into execution. And it is ordered that no person 

 be admitted into the company of the said J. Brooks, but 

 in the presence of one or more of the sub-committee 

 aforesaid, of which the goaler is to have notice. 



Adjourned until to-morrow morning, eleven o'clock. 



Thursday, November 9th, 1775. 



The committee met according to adjournment. 



Fresent, 



The same members who attended yesterday, and 



