OF THE 21370 1°s. Continental Cregress HELD AT PHILADELPHIA, From September 5, 1775, to April 30, 1776. PHILADELPHIA: Printed; 5 / 3 8 0 1 2 0 JOURNAL, Wednesday, September 5, 1775. GREEABLE to adjournment, the Prefident and a number of the Members met, but there not being fufficient to enter upon bufinefs, the Congrefs was adjourned from day to day until Wednesday the 13th. Wednesday, September 13, 1775. Met according to adjournment. The province of Georgia having appointed delegates to reprefent that colony in Congress, and three of the delegates attending, their credentials were produced, read and approved, and are as follows, Georgia. The alarming and critical fittation of affairs upon the continent of America having at length roufed the attention of this province, and the feveral inhabitants thereof being defirous of uniting with their fifter colonies in the great and important caufe, a general election was held throughout the province for delegates to fit in Provincial Congrefs; and the faid delegates having fo met in Savannah on the fourth day of July, proceeded upon the confideration of fuch business, as appeared to be fit and neceffary; and among other things they made choice of five delegates to reprefent this province in the grand Continental Congrefs, now fitting in Philadelphia, viz. &c. Archibald Bullock, Efqrs. and John Houston, The Revd. Doctor Zubly, Noble Wimberly Jones, Efqrs. and Lyman Hale, Now therefore be it known, and we the feveral delegates for the different parishes and districts in this province, in Provincial Congrefs affembled, do hereby declare the faid Archibald Bullock and John Houston, Efqrs. the Revd. Doctor Zubly, Noble Wimberly Jones and Lyman Hall, Efqrs. duly and fairly elected, as the delegates for this province; and we do authorize and require the faid Archibald Bullock and John Houftoun, E'qrs. the Revd. Doctor Zubly, Noble Wimberly Jones and Lyman Hall, Efqrs. or any three of them, immediately to repair to the faid city of Philadelphia, and there to take their feats as the reprefentatives of the province of Georgia, in the General Congrefs now fitting, to do, tranfact, join and concur with the feveral delegates from the other colonies and provinces upon this continent, in all fuch matters and things, as fhall appear eligible and fit, at this alarming time, for the prefervation and defence of our rights and liberties, and for the reftoration of harmony upon conftitu B tional |