The Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council to Pennsylvania
Delegates in Congress (unpublished)
The Council, on further Consideration of the late Advices from the
County of Luzerne, are of Opinion that it is necessary an
application be made to Congress, for their consent for raising and
employing a body of Troops not exceeding five hundred men, for the
purpose of protecting the peaceable inhabitants of that County.
Should your Honble. House be of the same opinion we wish you to
authorize us to make the Application.
We inclose you a Copy of a resolve of the Legislature and we wish an
application be made to Congress as soon as possible for their consent
to raise the number of Troops mention’d in the resolve. Should Congress
comply with our request please to inform us of it by the first
opportunity. I am Gentlemen Your obedient and very humble servant