Pennsylvania Provincial Conference


The Pennsylvania Provincial Conference, officially the Provincial Conference of Committees of the Province of Pennsylvania, was a Provincial Congress, which met in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia between June 18 and June 25, 1776. The 97 delegates in attendance involved themselves in issues relating to declaring Pennsylvania's support for independence and to planning for a subsequent gathering that would develop Pennsylvania's new Frame of Government. They achieved these objectives by formally:
As the last holdout among the Thirteen Colonies to declare independence, the conference's actions had a profound impact on American public opinion and facilitated the issuing of the Declaration of Independence shortly afterward by the Continental Congress.

Delegates

Following is a list of those who attended the Pennsylvania Provincial Conference.
From Bedford County:
From Berks County:
From Bucks County:
From Chester County:
From Cumberland County:
From Lancaster County:
From Northampton County:
  • David Deshler
  • Benjamin Dupue
  • Nicholas Depue
  • Neigal Gray
  • Robert Levers
  • John Wetzel
From Philadelphia:
From Philadelphia County:
From Westmoreland County:
From York County: