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Upon motion, Resolved, That in case any of the gun- 

 smiths, in the county of Lancaster, upon application made 

 to them by the members of the committees of the respec- 

 tive townships to which they belong, shall refuse to go to 

 work and make their proportion of the firelocks and 

 bayonets required by this county, by the honorable House 

 of Assembly, within two weeks from such application 

 agreeble to the patterns, at the Philadelphia prices; — 

 such gun-smiths shall have their names inserted in the 

 minutes of this committee as enemies to their country, 

 and published as such, and the tools of the said gun- 

 smiths so refusing shall be taken from them, and more- 

 over the said gun-smiths shall not be permitted to carry 

 on their trades, until they shall engage to go to work as 

 aforesaid, nor shall leave their respective places of resi- 

 dence, until the arms are completed. And it is further 



Resolved, That the committee of correspondence and 

 observation, do take especial care that their resolves be 

 carried into execution. 



Christiain Isch and Peter Reigart appeared in commit- 

 tee, and agreed to set to work on Monday, the twentieth 

 day of November instant, and make muskets and bayo- 

 nets for this county, (part of the number required from 

 this county, by the honorable House of Assembly,) at 

 the Philadelphia prices ; and that they will confine them- 

 selves to that work entirely from tliat time to tiie first day 

 of ]^.Iarch next, and furnish as many as they can possibly 

 complete in the time, and deliver the same to the Com- 

 missioners of the county or this committee. 



Michael Withers appeared in conunittee, and agreed 

 to set to work as soon as he hath completed a few guns 

 which he hatli now in hand, and make muskets and 

 bayonets for this county (part of the number from this 

 county by the honorable House of Assembly,) at the 



