10th. It is our request that the Committee hereafter named, do correspond and consult with such other Committees as shall be appointed by the other counties in this Province, and particularly that they meet with the said County Committee, in order to elect and appoint Deputies to represent this Province in a general Congress.

11th. We do hereby desire the following gentlemen to accept of that important trust, and accordingly do appoint them our Committee for the purposes aforesaid: Jacob Ford, William Windes, Abraham Ogden, William De Hart, Samuel Tuthill, Jonathan Stiles, John Carle, Philip V. Cortland, and Samuel Ogden, Esquires.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER TO A GENTLEMAN IN NEW-YORK.

Huntington, (on Long Island,) June 27, 1774.

As the opinion of every part of this Colony is requisite to form a general idea of the dispositions of the people, I think it of some advantage to the cause, that the earliest intelligence should be communicated, have therefore enclosed the Resolves of this town, copied verbatim from the original now in my hands, signed by Mr. Israel Wood, President, chosen Moderator.

The profound attention of the people, on the business of the day being opened, and the unanimity that prevailed in the passing of these Resolves, indicate a serious attachment to the cause, and a firmness of resolution to support it; for I am credibly informed that there never was so numerous a meeting, and not a dissenting voice or hand to every single Resolve. Tuesday next is the day appointed for holding a General Committee of the county, at the County Hall, to open a correspondence with the New-York Committee, &c.

HUNTINGTON, (SUFFOLK CO., NEW-YORK) RESOLUTIONS.

At a General Town Meeting, on the 21st day of June, 1774, the Inhabitants of Huntington came into the following Resolutions:

1st. That every freeman's property is absolutely his own, and that no man has a right to take it from him without his consent, expressed either by himself or his Representative.

2d. That, therefore, all taxes and duties imposed on his Majesty's subjects in the American Colonies by the authority of Parliament, are wholly unconstitutional, and a plain violation of the most essential rights of British subjects.

3d. That the Act of Parliament lately passed for shutting up the port of Boston, or any other means or device, under colour or pretext of law, to compel them, or any other of his Majesty's American subjects, to submit to Parliamentary taxations, are subversive of their just and constitutional liberty.

4th. That we are of opinion that our brethren of Boston are now suffering in the common cause of British America.

5th. That, therefore, it is the indispensable duty of all the Colonies upon this Continent to unite in some effectual measures for the repeal of the said Act for shutting up the port of Boston, and every other Act of Parliament whereby they are taxed for raising a revenue.

6th. That it is the opinion of this meeting, the most effectual means for obtaining a speedy repeal of the said Acts will be to break off all commercial intercourse with Great Britain, Ireland, and the English West India Colonies.

7th. And we hereby declare ourselves ready to enter into these or such other measures as shall be agreed upon by a general Congress of all the Colonies; and we do recommend to the general Congress to take such measures as shall be most effectual to prevent such goods as are at present in America, from being raised to an extravagant price.

And, lastly, We do choose and appoint Colonel Platt Conkling, John SIoss Hobart, Esq., and Mr. Thomas Wickes, for a Committee for this town, to act in conjunction with the Committees of the other towns in the county as a General Committee for the county, to correspond with he Committee of New-York.

Signed,

ISRAEL WOOD, President.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN JOHN CONOLLY TO A GENTLEMAN IN PHILADELPHIA.

Fort Pitt, June 27, 1774.

The inhabitants in general are fled from this place, and the country is in great confusion. I understand a party of Shawanese warriors were about to set out to annoy our settlements towards Red Stone, and I have detached one hundred active militia, under the command of good officers, to fall in with them if possible, and expect to hear of a skirmish between them every hour. I have sent down the appraisment of the King's boats, which I was obliged to tear up in the hurry to lash the pickets. You will observe the necessity of keeping some of the Royal Irish here, in order to protect so valuable a part of his Majesty's property.

PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL

At a Council held at Philadelphia, on Monday, 27th of June, 1774,

Present: The Honourable John Penn, Esquire, Governour, William Logan, James Tilghman, Richard Peters, Andrew Allen, Benjamin Chew, Edward Shippen, Jun., Thomas Cadwallader, Esquires.

The Governour laid before the Board several Letters he received by different expresses from Westmoreland, all informing him of sundry murders committed on the frontiers of this Province by the Indians, and representing the great distress and confusion of the inhabitants of that country from the apprehensions of an Indian war; which being read and duly considered, it was the opinion and advice of the Board, that writs be issued for convening the Assembly on the 18th July next, which was done accordingly.

That a letter be wrote by the Governour to Sir William Johnson, acquainting him with the intelligence received of these hostile transactions and troubles, and to request his interposition with the Six Nations to use their influence and endeavours with the Shawanese and Delawares to prevent further hostilities on their part, and to assure them of the sincere intentions of this Government to continue their pacific dispositions towards all our Indian brethren. That a Letter be wrote to Lord Dunmore, on this subject, to complain of Dr. Conolly's oppressive and tyrannical conduct at Pittsburgh, and the dangerous tendency his military operations, &c, have to involve the Colonies in a general Indian war. That a letter be wrote to Captain St. Clair, advising him of the above measures; that the Governour approves of what has been done by him, and the inhabitants, for preventing the desertion of the people, and requesting him to use his endeavours to encourage the people to stand their ground; and Mr. Tilghman, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Shipper), are appointed a Committee to prepare draughts of the said letter.

It appearing, by the letters received, that the people in Westmoreland were in great necessity of ammunition, the Board advised the Governour to order a further supply immediately to be sent to them.

Mr. Tilghman and Mr. Allen laid before the Board a Report of their proceedings in Virginia, pursuant to the commission and instructions of the 7th of May last, given to them to treat with the Earl of Dunmore, Governour of that Province, concerning the several matters therein contained, together with copies of their several letters to his Lordship, and his original letters to them, which passed in the course of their negotiation at Williamsburg; all which were ordered to be entered on the minutes of Council, and follow in these words, viz:

The Report of James Tilghman and Andrew Allen, Commissioners appointed by the Honourable John Penn, Esquire, Governour of Pennsylvania, to treat with the Right Honourable the Earl of Dunmore, Governour of Virginia, on sundry public matters mentioned in the commision, and the Governour's instructions, bearing equal date therewith.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOUR: In pursuance of your Honour's commission, and your instructions attending it, we sat out on our journey on Thursday the 12th of May, 1774, and on Thursday, the 19th, we arrived ar Williams-