220 AUTHENTIC HISTORY 



liam McEntire — Little Britain, Thomas Whitesides — Bart, Hieronimus 

 Hickman. 



N. B. The names with Asterisks (*) before them, were elected in their 

 respective townships, and upon proper certificates by them produced of 

 their having been duly elected, their names were added to committee. 



At a meeting of the Committee of the borough of Lancaster. Present, 

 Edward Shippen, Esq., Wm. Bausman, Charles Hall, Christian Voght, 

 Sebastian Graff, Adam Eeigart, Casper Shaffner, William Atlee, Peter 

 Grubb, and Eberhart Michael, Edward Shippen, Esq., in the chair. 



Several of the reputable inhabitants of this borough of Lancaster, 



having mentioned their dislike to Mr. Francis , having opened a 



dancing school in this borough, (at the present time) and that in their 

 opinion the same was contrary to the eighth article of the Association of 

 the Continental Congress, and requesting a meeting of this Committee and 

 their sentiments on the occasion. Upon consideration of the matter, it 



is the opinion of this Committee, that the said Mr. Francis , opening 



and keeping a dancing school in the said borough, comes within the mean- 

 ing of the eighth article of the Association of the Continental Congress, 

 and that the same ought, at the present time, during the unhappy dis- 

 pute with the mother country, to be discontinued. And Mr. Francis 



, being sent for, waited upon the Committee, and being informed of 



the sentiments of this Committee, agreed and promised to break up and 

 discontinue his said school. 



Signed by the members above named. 



A letter received from the Committee of Correspondence of the city of 

 Philadelphia, dated the 22 December, 1774, directed to the Committee 

 of this place, of which the following is a copy, viz : 



Gentlemen : By order of the committee of the City and Liberties of 

 Philadelphia, we have the pleasure to transmit you the following re- 

 solves, passed this day with great unanimity, viz : 



" That this committee think it absolutely necessary that the commit- 

 tees of the counties of this province, or such deputies as they may ap- 

 point for this purpose, be requested to meet together in provincial con- 

 vention as soon as convenient. 



" That it be recommended to the county committees to meet in said 

 convention, on Monday, the 23d day of January next, in the city of 

 Philadelphia." 



From a view of the present situation of public affairs, the Committee 

 have been induced to propose this convention, that the sense of the prov- 

 ince may be obtained; and that the measures to be taken thereupon, 

 may be the result of the united wisdom of the colony. 



The obvious necessity of giving an immediate consideration to many 

 matters of the greatest importance to the general welfare, will, we hope, 



