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committee to meet and consult with the committees of the 

 other comities of this province at Philadelphia the 15th 

 hist., and also to join with the committee of correspond- 

 ence in receiving subscriptions for the relief our Boston 

 brethren. 



It was then moved, that the thanks of the freemen and 

 inhabitants present, should be rendered to the worthy 

 Chairman for the very proper and spirited address made 

 by him to this Assembly, replete with the Vv-armest 

 expressions of lo^^-alty to his Majesty, and fervent zeal 

 for the common interest of America — which motion was 

 agreed to by a general holding up of hands, and the 

 thanks of the Assembly were then presented to Mr. Ross 

 for his patriotic conduct upon this occasion. 



Eberhart Michael, Clk. 



A subscription was then immediately opened by tlie 

 committee for the benefit of our suffering brethren of the 

 town of Boston, and very handsome sums subscribed by 

 several of the persons present, and at the request of 

 numbers of the reputable inhabitants, papers are printing 

 and sending to the different townships, to receive the 

 subscriptions of the inhabitants of this county, Avhich,. 

 it is expected, will amount to a considerable sum, and 

 will be collected as expeditiously as possible by the com- 

 mittee and laid out as shall be thought to answer the good 

 purpose intended. 



A paper was delivered by Mr. Elijah Weikersham, to 

 the Chairman at this meeting, and read by him, contain- 

 ing shnilar resolves (with the above) of the freemen of 

 the townships of Paxton and Derry, at their meeting at 

 the town of Middktown on the 8th last past, and signed 

 by James Bird, Esq., chairman. 



At a meeting of the committee of the county of Lan- 



