Diary of Christopher Marshall, July 21, 1774

The delegates from the several counties of this Province have sat every day (First Day excepted) since the 15th inst., preparing a set of general resolves declaratory of the sense of this Province on the present state of British America, and the peculiar sufferings of our brethren in Boston, and as our Assembly have resolved themselves into a grand committee, and appointed this day at ten o'clock for the consideration of the sundry letters from the committees of our sister colonies, they have given leave for our Provincial Committee to attend and hear their debates.

SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 9

Diary of Christopher Marshall, July 22, 1774

The Assembly of this Province, taking into consideration the difficulties that have subsisted between Great Britain and her colonies, came into the measure proposed, that a Congress of Deputies from the several Colonies be held, as soon as may be convenient, [and] have appointed the following, viz., Joseph Galloway, Speaker, Samuel Rhoads, Thomas Mifflin, Charles Humphreys, John Morton, George Ross, and Edward Biddle.

SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 9

Diary of Christopher Marshall, July 25, 1774

Accounts from New Castle of the arrival of the Snow Charlotte, Captain Gafney, from Waterford, with one hundred and ten passengers, and the ship Hope, Captain McClanahan, from Newry, with two hundred and twenty passengers.

SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 9

Diary of Christopher Marshall, August 6, 1774

The ship Renown, Captain Keith, arrived at New Castle, from Newry, with three hundred and fifty passengers; as is also the ship Needham, Captain Chevers, at New York, with three hundred passengers.

SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 9

Diary of Christopher Marshall, August 9, 1774

In the Charleston packet, Captain Wright, came passengers, the Hon. Henry Middleton and Edward Rutledge, Esq's., two of the gentlemen who are nominated, to attend the Congress from the Colony of South Carolina.

SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10

Diary of Christopher Marshall, August 10, 1774

Also arrived, the ship Hannah, Captain Mitchell, from Londonderry, with four hundred passengers, and Captain Jones, from London, with one hundred passengers, mostly tradesmen.

SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10

Diary of Christopher Marshall, August 22, 1774

Arrived, brig Sea Nymph, Captain Moore, from Charleston, South Carolina, with whom [came] passengers Thomas Lynch and Christopher Gadsden, two of is give the delegates from that Province. The latter end of this week came to town, Col. Nathaniel Fulson and Major John Sullivan, delegates from New Hampshire.

SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10

Diary of Christopher Marshall, August 29, 1774

Came to town, Hon. Thomas Cushing, Samuel Adams, Robert Treat Paine, and John Adams, delegates from the Province of Massachusetts Bay, with whom came in company, from New York, John Rutledge, delegate we from South Carolina, who took his passage to New York.

SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10

Diary of Christopher Marshall, August 30, 1774

Arrived, the ship Alexander, Captain Hunter, with about six hundred passengers, from Londonderry.

SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10

Diary of Christopher Marshall, August 31, 1774

Also, this week, arrived the delegates from New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, [and] Maryland, with sundry members from the lower counties,* and some from this Province.

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* The three counties now forming the State of Delaware.

SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10