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The return from the township of Paxtang being produced in these 

 words, to wit : 



"At an election held at Mr. William Dickey's, in Paxton township, 

 the 17th October, 1775, the following six persons were elected as mem- 

 bers of the County Committee for the county of Lancaster, to wit : 

 James Burd, Joseph Sherer, William Brown, John Harris, James Crouch, 

 and Jacob Awl, or any three of these men to be admitted into the Com- 

 mittee from time to time." 



Certified by James Burd and Joseph Sherer. The same was objected 

 to, and it being put to vote whether the same return should be received, 

 as it contained a return of six persons instead of three, it passed in the 

 negative unanimously. 



Resolved, That in determining a question in this Committee, the 

 borough of Lancaster and the several townships in this county shall 

 have each one vote, and the majority of the townships or borough and 

 townships so voting shall determine the question. 



Resolved, That no person shall speak more than twice on the same 

 point, without leave of the Committee. 



The letters of the Committee of Safety of this province, to the Com- 

 mittee of this county, respecting J. Brooks and Doctor John Kearsley, 

 (which were received at Lancaster, between the time of the election of 

 this Committee, and at this meeting,) were read; and the proceedings of 

 the gentlemen of the Committee who negotiated that business, and escorted 

 Doctor Kearsley to York, being taken into consideration, their conduct 

 is approved of by this Committee. And the following persons, to wit : 

 George Ross, Jasper Yeates, William Atlee, William Bausman, Matthias 

 Slough, Christian Voght, Jacob Glatz, Abraham Dehuif, Sebastian Graft, 

 Andrew Graff", John Whitman, jun., and Jacob Krug are appointed by 

 the members of the Committee now present, a sub-committee to see the 

 sentence and resolves of the Committee of Safety respecting J. Brooks, 

 a prisoner in the goal of this county, strictly carried into execution. And 

 it is ordered that no person be admitted into the company of the said J. 

 Brooks, but in the presence of one or more of the sub committee afore- 

 said, of which the goaler is to have notice. 



Adjourned until to-morrow morning, eleven o'clock. 



Thursday, November 9th, 1775. 



The Committee met according to adjournment. 



PRESENT : 



The same members who attended yesterday, and moreover George 

 Ross, Jacob Krug, George Moon and Adam Reigart, for the borough of 

 Lancaster: Henry Eckert and Michael Ley for Heidleberg township; 

 and Gabriel Davis for Bart township. 



Anew return of members elected for Paxtang township being pro- 



