. A history of Pennsylvania. Court House, York, Pa. Occupied by the ContinentalCongress, 17 77-17 78 PENNSYLVANIA IN THE REVOLUTION 147. Panic in Philadelphia; Exiles to Virginia. Ihe newsof the defeat at Brandywine created a panic in Continental Congress had left in undignified hasteon the 19th. John Adams says that the members werealarmed in their beds by a letter from Mr. Hamilton notify-ing them that theBritish might enterthe city at any ofificial papershad already been sentout of the city and themembers hastened toTrenton, then to Eas-ton, Reading, Lan-caster and

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. A history of Pennsylvania. Court House, York, Pa. Occupied by the ContinentalCongress, 17 77-17 78 PENNSYLVANIA IN THE REVOLUTION 147. Panic in Philadelphia; Exiles to Virginia. Ihe newsof the defeat at Brandywine created a panic in Continental Congress had left in undignified hasteon the 19th. John Adams says that the members werealarmed in their beds by a letter from Mr. Hamilton notify-ing them that theBritish might enterthe city at any ofificial papershad already been sentout of the city and themembers hastened toTrenton, then to Eas-ton, Reading, Lan-caster and York. TheState Governmentwent to Lancaster. Before Congressleft Philadelphia ithad advised thearrest of leading roy-alists, and of any others, who, it was thought, might injurethe American cause. As a result some forty persons, includ-ing Provost Smith of the College (later the University ofPennsylvania), were proceeded against. Some of theseescaped by taking the oath of allegiance or in other ways,but twenty-six — seventeen of whom were Quakers — werearrested and carried to the Free Masons lodge. Congresssuggested that they

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