422 HISTORY OF 



tendency to preserve our good and inestimable constittl- 

 tion, and our dear Independence and sweet Liberty. 

 Be active and do not fail to fulfil our request. 



John Rogers, Colonel. 

 To the Colo7iels of Lancaster county militia. 

 Hanover, November 28th, 1782. 



Militia Meeting. 



Present : Colonel Thomas Edwards, colonel Ziegler, 

 colonel Lowry, majors Cook, Kelly, Hays and Hare^ 

 colonel Ross, Mr. Chambers, captain Ewing, captain J. 

 Hubley, colonel Rogers, Mr. Clark, captain Laird, colo- 

 nel Elder. 



On motion, colonel Rogers was unanimously chosen, 

 chairman, and captain Joseph Hubley, secretary. 



Colonel Rogers made a neat and appropriate speech, 

 explaining the objects of the meeting, that a rumor was 

 in circulation calculated to do nmch injury: " That the 

 President'' of the State of Pennsylvania was hostile 

 io the independence of Jlmerica.''^ 



On motion, this question was put to each battalion : Is 

 it the opinion of the members present, that they approve 

 of the appointment of John Dickinson, Esq. as President 

 of the State of Pennsylvania, or not ? Answer : The 

 members of the second battalion arc of opinion that a 

 better choice of a President could not be made. 



Colonel Ziegler, same opinion; seventh battalion, same; 

 eighth battalion, same ; ninth battalion : we hope the 



*Thc persons who presided over the Executive council of 

 Pcnnisylvania, from 1779 to 1790, were styled Trcsidents. The 

 llrst under the constitution of 1779, was Thomas Wharton ; 

 second, Joseph Read; third, John Dickinson; fourtli, Benja- 

 min Franlvlin ; (ifth, Thomas Mifllin. In 1790, a new constitu- 

 tion was adopted. Thomas Miilliii was elected governor, Octo- 

 ber 12tli 1790. 



