On this day 250 years ago, the inhabitants of Hanover Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania assembled and adopted the following Resolves (I have emphasized the 4th Resolve):
1st. That the recent action of the Parliament of Great Britain is iniquitous and oppressive.
2d. That it is the bounded duty of the people to oppose every measure which tends to deprive them of their just prerogatives.
3d. That in a closer union of the Colonies lies the safeguard of the people.
4th. That in the event of Great Britain attempting to force unjust laws upon us by the strength of arms, our cause we leave to Heaven and our rifles.
5th. That a committee of nine be appointed who shall act for us and in our behalf as emergencies may require.
The Hanover meeting and the Committee of Nine were chaired by Timothy Green, and the Committee’s other members were James Carothers, Josiah Espy, Robert Dixon, Thomas Copenheffer, William Clark, James Stewart, and John Rogers. Two years later, Colonel Timothy Green recruited the Hanover Rifle Battalion, with Major John Rogers and Captain Thomas Copenheffer serving as officers in the Battalion, and then led them to join the Continental Army where they served throughout the War.
Sources: https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=6157.0
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