. An historical account of the old State house of Pennsylvania now known as the Hall of independence. hurch (seven in number) as well as those of St. Peters (two in numbei) to be taken down and removed to a place of safety, in anticipation of(Jeneral Howe takinq; possession of Philadelphia. This was upon the recommenda-tion of Congress. The church wardens and vestry very seriously objected, onhearing what was about to be done, and they tried, through John Penn, to induceCongress to make an exception in favor of the church bells on account of the greatrisk in taking them down, the
. An historical account of the old State house of Pennsylvania now known as the Hall of independence. hurch (seven in number) as well as those of St. Peters (two in numbei) to be taken down and removed to a place of safety, in anticipation of(Jeneral Howe takinq; possession of Philadelphia. This was upon the recommenda-tion of Congress. The church wardens and vestry very seriously objected, onhearing what was about to be done, and they tried, through John Penn, to induceCongress to make an exception in favor of the church bells on account of the greatrisk in taking them down, the improbability of having a proper person to replacethem, and a ieeling on the part of the vestry that they were really in no danger;and receiving the reply that Congress had but recommended the measure, they thenapplied to the Executive Council, but without success, and Colonel Flower accord-ingly removed them. He, however, in October, 1778, rejjiaced them at the publicvxpense. In passing through the streets of Bethlehem, the wagon containing the StateHouse Bell broke down, and had to be Fold-outPlaceholder This fold-out is being digitized, and will be inserted at future date. 106 HISTORY OF INDEPENDENCE HALL. many were thus included who had no share in debating or voting uponthe document. It was then turned over to Charles Thomson, thesecretary; and, as each new member joined his colleagues, he wascalled upon to sign. Thus will be found the names, in some instances,of Representatives who were not concurrently in Congress. The cl^ange of title from A Declaration by the Representatives ofthe United States of America in Congress assembled, into TheUnanimous Declaration, etc., has produced much needless confusion,and even misrepresentation. Before the expiration of the week in which Independence was pro-claimed, the convention to form a constitution for the new State ofPennsylvania assembled in the State Plouse. The Judicial Chamber,opposite that of Independence, seems t
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