386 HISTGSY OF 



A leifer received from the comm'ttee of correspondence 

 of the city of Piiiiadelphir, dated the 22d December, 

 1774, direc ed to the comii.ittae of this place, of which 

 Viie following is a copy, viz : 



Gentlemen: By order of the committee of the City and 

 Liberties of Piiiladeiphia, we have t'le pleasure to trans* 

 mil you the following reso.ves, passed this day with great 

 imanimily, viz : 



^'Tnat this committee think it' absolutely necessary that 

 the connnittees of the counties of tiiis prcvhice, or such 

 de; ut.es as t'ley may appomt for tins [ urpose^ be rec^uest-, 

 ed to meet together hi }:roviiicial convention as soon. as 

 convenient. 



"T.r.tt it be recommended to the ccuiity conmiittees to 

 meet in said convention, on Monday, tlie 23d day of Jan- 

 uary next, in the city of Piiiindelphia." 



From a view of tiie j;- resent situ^.tion of j ublic affairs, 

 the committee have been in: u:ed to propose tiiis conven- 

 tion, that the sense of the province may be obtained; and 

 that the measures to be taken thereupon, may be the 

 re,ui t of the united wisdom of ti.e co'ony. 



Tne obvious necessity of giving an immediate conside- 

 ration to many matters of tne great^jst importance to thg 

 general welfare, vv^ii;, \vq Lope, anhcient.y apologize to 

 ycu for naming so early a day as t^c 221 o[ JaLUury. 

 We are, gentlemen, roS[vc(^t,u..y, 

 Ycu? L.UAiliii fNCivants, 



./ iReed, Ci:ari.ea Ti.om]:&on, Geo. Ciymer, John Nix- > 

 Gi . .. >.n B^nez.t, S-.!:.'i Meredith, Thus. il>l;lhin, Jona. 

 B. Sn.iti , Comuxittec oT ccrrcs;ondti ( e. 



The loilowii g iettcr iV( m the C(,n niittcc oi corrcq ciA- 

 cr:ce lor the c. u:.ty oi iii^.ks, was bent to the c<.L.n;.ttce 

 of t;ns piaCe, v.z: 



