Smith, of Philadelphia and M* Shiman, who thought It an improper Time at present. to take up an affair of such a nature, however deemed it adviseable To have a delegate at New York, or philadelphia, So that they might be ready to answer for themseves, in case New York should attempt to have a confirmation of their Claim over those Counties, and deem'd it advisable to avoid signing any Instrument, that would by any Means, Bind them to New York so that they Could not renew their pretensions a future day.

[No date;'prob. 1776. ]

"AMES CLAY ESQ. TO MESSRS. SESSIONS, &c.

[ Miscellaneous Papers XXXVI. ]

Gentlemen Coles Williams has Earnestly Requested me to Call the County Committee and the field offiserers together, in order to Procure Arms for those that haint got none, which, the County Committee have Already Don in their Instructions td our Delegates, and Coles Marsh Informs me that he was Like to get a grant of money from the Provincel Congress, sufficient to Procure three Hundred Arms, for the Benefit of the County, and should have got them, had it not been for that Letter which Mr' Philips and some bikie Did Préyail upon the Committee to send to New York, together with some other informations they have Received, which made them believe that we were agoing _ to Revolt from them, since which they will Do nothing for us, untill they can be assured that we have no such intent, Now by the advice of a number of the members of the County Committee, I earnestly Request that you would call your town together that you may know their minds as a body,