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holding up of hands, and the thanks of the assembly were then presented 

 to Mr, Eoss for his patriotic conduct upon this occasion, 



Eberiiart Michael, Clk: 



A subscription was then immediately opened by the 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 printed 

 and sending to the different townships to receive the subscriptions of 

 the inhabitants of this county, which it is expected will amount to a con- 

 siderable sum, and will be collected as expeditiously as possible by the 

 Committee, and laid out as shall be thought best to answer the good 

 purpose intended. 



A paper was delivered by Mr. Elijah Weikersham, to the Chairman 

 at this meeting, and read by him, containing similar resolves (with the 

 above) of the freemen of the townships of Paxton and Derry, at their 

 meeting at the town of Middletown on the 8th last past, and signed 

 by James Bird, Esq., chairman. 



Agreeably to the suggestions made in the circular letter from the Com- 

 mittee of correspondence for this city and county,^ a convention of Dele- 

 gates from the different counties assembled in this city on the 15th of 

 July, 1774. The following is an account of their proceedings: 



Philadelphia, July 25, 

 At a Provincial Meeting of Deputies chosen by the several Counties in Penn- 

 sylvania, held at Philadelphia, July 15th, 1774, a7id continued by 



adjournments from day to day. 



Present, For the city and county of Philadelphia : Thomas Willing, 

 John Dickinson, Peter Chevalier, Edward Penington, Thomas Whar- 

 ton, John Cox, Joseph Eeed, Thomas Wharton, Jun,, Samuel Erwin, 

 Thomas Fitzsimons, Doctor William Smith, Isaac Howell, Adam Hub- 

 ley, George Schlosser, Samuel Miles, Thomas Mifflin, Christopher Lud- 

 wic, Joseph Moulder, Anthony Morris, Jun,, George Gray, John Nixon, 

 Jacob Barge, Thomas Penrose, John M, Nesbit, Jonathan B. Smith, 

 James Mease, Thomas Barclay, Benjamin Marshall, Samuel Howell, 

 William Moulder, John Eoberts, John Bayard, William Eush and 

 Charles Thompson. 



Bucks — John Kidd, Henry Wynkoop, Joseph Kirkbride, John Wilk- 

 inson and James Wallace. 



Chester — Francis Eichardson, Elisha Price, John Hart, Anthony 

 Wayne, Hugh Loyd, John Sellers, Francis Johnson and Eichard Eeiley. 



Lancaster — George Eoss, James Webb, Joseph Ferree, Matthias Slough, 

 Emanuel Carpenter, William Atlee, Alexander Lowry and Moses Erwin, 



York — James Smith, Joseph Donaldson and Thomas Hartley, 



H. e. Philadelphia. 



