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itants of your county and take their sentiments. We 

 shall forward to you by every occasion, any matters of 

 consequence that come to our knowledge, and we should 

 be glad you would choose and appoint a Comuiittee to 

 Correspond with us. 



Signed by order of the -committee of Corres- 

 pondence^for the city of Philadelphia. 

 Charles Thompson, Clerk. 



In pursuance of which, and also of another large letter 

 wrote by INIr. Charles Thompson, and sent to the inliabi- 

 tants of this borough, directed to the care of Mr. Wil- 

 liam Atlee, a meeting was held on the 1 5th day of June, 

 1774. And the following Resolves were agreed on, viz: 

 At a meeting of the inlmbitants of the borough of Lan- 

 caster, at the court house in the said borough, on Wednes- 

 day, thei5th day of June, 1774: Agreed — that to pre- 

 serve the Constitutional risrhts of the inliabitants of 

 America, it is incumbent on every colon^^ to unite and 

 use the most effectual means to procure a repeal of the 

 late act of Parliament against the town of Boston. 



That the act of Parliament for blocking up the port 

 iind harbor of Boston, is an invasion of the rights of the 

 inhabitants of the said town, as subjects of the crown of 

 Great Britain. That it is the opinion of the inhabitants 

 at this meeting that the proper and effectual means to 

 be used to obtain a repeal of the said act, will be to put 

 an immediate stop to all imports, and exports, to and 

 from Great Britain, until the same act be repealed. 



That the traders and inhabitants of this town v/iil join 

 and concur with the patriotic merchants, manufacturers, 

 tradesmen, and freeholders, of the city and county of 

 Philadelphia, and other parts of this province, in an 

 association or solemn agreement to this purpose, if the 

 same shall be by them thought necessary, 



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