OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 257 



Lastly. This Board having drawn up thirty-two articles of agreement 

 for the due regulation and government of all the Associators in the 

 Province, which is published herewith/ they do recommend the same to 

 be adopted, Signed and agreed to by all the said Associators, in order that 

 one general system may prevail in Pennsylvania. 



Resolved, That the Rules and Regulations for, and the Recommenda- 

 tions to the Associators, be published by William Bradford, and that he 

 print two thousand of each on good paper, for the use of the Associa- 

 tion. Mr. Andrew Allen is desired to give orders for the same being 

 done, and Colo. Roberdeau is desired to get live hundred of each printed 

 in the German Language, for the use as aforesaid." 



A military convention, representing the lifty-three battalions of the 

 Associators of Pennsylvania, met at Lancaster on July 4th 1776, "to 

 choose two Brigadier Generals to command the battalions and forces of 

 Pennsylvania." Colonel George Ross was President ; and Colonel David 

 Clymer, Secretary. mtt.) ^^jy<\ •■ ) '^DTr 



The following officers atid |)rivates attended, as delegates to the con- 

 vention : 



From Philadelphia City and Liberties: Colonels Chevalier, Rober- 

 deau and Clymer. Major Knox. Captains Copenwhait, Bradford, Dulancy, 

 Brewster and Bitting. Privates Nevil, Nelson, Montgomery, Pool. Cox, 

 Prior, Brower, Keck, Craig and Kitter. •(> rxnoffln'J »,.t(Tnnei;/'i 



From Philadelphia County : Major Hughs, and' George Grey, stand- 

 ard bearer. Captains Hart and Edwards. Privates Roberts, Smith, 

 Whitten, Simpson, Hazelett and Hicks. 



From Bucks County: Colonels Ileckline and Erwin. Lieutenant 

 Colonels Bryan and Robinson. Captains Jar vis, Falwell and Jameson. 

 Adjutant Thompson. Privates Watts, Fenton, Hollis, Herr, Patterson, 

 Stoneback, Middleswarth and Titus. 



From Chester County: Colonel Montgomery. Lieutenant Colonel 

 Gibson. Major Culbertson. Captains Wallace, Scott and Gardiner. 

 Privates Cunningham, Boyd, Denny, Culbertson, Mackey and Fulton. 



From Lancaster County : Colonels George Ross, Curtis Gr ubb, Jame,s 

 Crawford, M. Slough, John Ferree, Peter Grubb and Timothy Green. 

 Lieutenant Colonels Adam Reigart, R. Thompson, Lowry, Leonard Raut- 

 faung, Peter Hendricks, Christian Weyman and Andrew Little. Majors 

 Philip Marstaler, Thomas Smith, James Cunningham and Michael Fire. 

 Captains Joseph Sherrer, James Murray, James Mirur and Henry Wea- 

 ver. Privates Christian Werts, Francis Bailey, James Sullivan, Ludwick 

 Ziering, John Smiley, Isaac Erwin, Abraham Darr, William Leard, 

 Henry Slaymaker, John Whitehill, George Bealy, John Jameson, Cliris- 

 tian Bough, Simon Snider, George Line, Joseph Whiteliill, William Smith. 



1 See above p. 247 sq. 

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