OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 201 



this Town, (at whicli a very great number attended) at the Court House, 

 and unanimously gave their assent to the Resolves or Agreement inclosed. 

 As taking the sentiments of the county could not be so expeditiously 

 done by having a general Meeting of the Inhabitants, we thought best 

 to give you those of the Town, and have the pleasure now to assure you 

 that the Inhabitants of the county in general begin to entertain similar 

 opinions within as to this matter, and will no doubt heartily concur in them 

 at a Meeting which we shall endeavor as soon as possible to have with 

 them. We hope you will give us intelligence of any matters worthy of 

 notice, and be assured we shall do everything in our power to promote 

 the General Interest. We are, &c. 



[Signed by Edward Shippen, James Webb, Matthias Slough, William 

 Atlee, William Henry, Bsqrs., and Messrs. Lud wig Lauman, William Baus- 

 man, Charles Hall.] 



Ordered that Eherhart Michael^ the clerk of this committee, do forward 

 a copy of this day's resolves to Mr. Charles Thompson, the clerk of the 

 committee at Philadelphia, with a copy of this letter, signed by him. 



At a meeting of the committee of correspondence, appointed for 

 the borough of Lancaster, the 2d of July, 1774, Edward Shipen, Esq. 

 being chosen chairman: The committee taking into consideration the 

 resolves of the respectable inhabitants of the city and county of Phila- 

 delphia, on the 18th of June last ; as also, the circular letters signed 

 by the chairman of their said committee, the Honorable Thomas Will- 

 ing, Esq. 



Resolved, That they do most heartily concur with their brethren of 

 Philadelphia, in the mode proposed for taking the sentiments of the good 

 people of this province, on the present alarming and critical situation of 

 the American colonies; therefore, 



Resolved, That notice be given to the freemen and inhabitants of this 

 county with the utmost expedition, to choose a committee to join with 

 the committees of the other counties of this province to meet at Phila- 

 delphia, for the very great and useful purposes mentioned in the said 

 resolves and circular letters : and therefore. 



Resolved, That the freemen and inhabitants of this county be re- 

 quested to meet on Saturday, the ninth day of this instant, at 2 o'clock 

 in the afternoon, at the court house, in Lancaster, for the purpose afore- 

 said. 



N. B. The said resolves of the committee at this meeting, being order- 

 ed to be printed, and the same after they were printed, signed by Edward 

 Shippen, Esq., the chairman, were sent and put up at all public places in 

 the county. 



The followins; are the resolves and circular letter referred to in the 

 foregoing resolutions : 



