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measures as may be necessary to be pm'sued at this 

 alarming crisis ; and it is mianimoiisly agreed that hand- 

 bills be immediately printed and distributed throughout 

 the county, requesting the members of the committee to 

 meet at the house of Adam Reigart, in the borough of 

 Lancaster, on Monday, the first day of May next, at two 

 o'clock in the afternoon for those purposes j and Mr. Bai- 

 ley is requested to print a sufficient number of hand-bills 

 for this purpose, in the following words, to wit : 



The members of the committee of observation for the 

 respective districts and townships, are desired to meet at 

 the borough of Lancaster, at the house of Adam Reigart, 

 in the said borough, on Monday, the first day of May 

 next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, to consult and 

 determine upon proper and necessary measures to be 

 taken for the general good in the present alarmmg situa- 

 tion of affairs. 



At the request of the committee of observation, in the 

 borough of Lancaster. (Signed.) 



Edwaed Shippen, Chairman. 

 Lancaster, the 27th April, 1775. 



At a meeting of the committee of observation, at the 

 house of Adam Reigart, the thirtieth day of March, in 

 the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and 

 seventy-five. 



Present, George Ross, Esq., Jasper Yeates, Esq., Wm.. 

 Atlee, Esq., Adam Reigart, William Bausman, Esq., 

 Charles Hall, Casper Shaffner, Sanuiel Bare, Eberhart 

 Michael, James Cunningham, Alexander Martin, Wm. 

 Smith: — George Ross, Esq., chosen chairman; George 

 Ross, jun., chosen clerk. 



A complaint being made to the committee, that Charles 

 Hamilton had sold tea contrary to the association of the 

 continental Congress. Or-dered that notice be given to 



