Thesubsequentsignaturesofmemberswhowerenotthenpresent，andsomeofthemnotyetinoffice，iseasilyexplained，ifweobservewhotheywere；towit，thattheywereofNewYorkandPennsylvania。NewYorkdidnotsigntillthe15th，becauseitwasnottillthe9th，fivedaysafterthegeneralsignature，thattheirconventionauthorizedthemtodoso。TheconventionofPennsylvania，learningthatithadbeensignedbyaminorityonlyoftheirdelegates，namedanewdelegationonthe20th，leavingoutMr。
Dickinson，whohadrefusedtosign，WillingandHumphreyswhohadwithdrawn，reappointingthethreememberswhohadsigned，Morriswhohadnotbeenpresent，andfivenewones，towit，Rush，Clymer，Smith，TaylorandRoss；andMorrisandthefivenewmemberswerepermittedtosign，becauseitmanifestedtheassentoftheirfulldelegation，andtheexpresswilloftheirconvention，whichmighthavebeendoubtedontheformersignatureofaminorityonly。WhythesignatureofThorntonofNewHampshirewaspermittedsolateasthe4thofNovember，Icannotnowsay；butundoubtedlyforsomeparticularreasonwhichweshouldfindtohavebeengood，haditbeenexpressed。Theseweretheonlypost-signers，andyousee，Sir，thatthereweresolidreasonsforreceivingthoseofNewYorkandPennsylvania，andthatthiscircumstanceinnowiseaffectsthefaithofthisdeclaratorycharterofourrightsandoftherightsofman。
Withaviewtocorrecterrorsoffactbeforetheybecomeinveteratebyrepetition，IhavestatedwhatIfindessentiallymaterialinmypapers；butwiththatbrevitywhichthelaborofwritingconstrainsmetouse。
Onthefourthparticulararticlesofinquiryinyourletter，respectingyourgrandfather，thevenerableSamuelAdams，neithermemorynormemorandumsenablemetogiveanyinformation。Icansaythathewastrulyagreatman，wiseincouncil，fertileinresources，immovableinhispurposes，andhad，Ithink，agreatersharethananyothermember，inadvisinganddirectingourmeasures，inthenorthernwarespecially。Asaspeakerhecouldnotbecomparedwithhislivingcolleagueandnamesake，whosedeepconceptions，nervousstyle，andundauntedfirmness，madehimtrulyourbulwarkindebate。ButMr。SamuelAdams，althoughnotoffluentelocution，wassorigorouslylogical，soclearinhisviews，abundantingoodsense，andmasteralwaysofhissubject，thathecommandedthemostprofoundattentionwheneverheroseinanassemblybywhichthefrothofdeclamationwasheardwiththemostsovereigncontempt。Isincerelyrejoicethattherecordofhisworthistobeundertakenbyonesomuchdisposedasyouwillbetohandhimdownfairlytothatposterityforwhoselibertyandhappinesshewassozealousalaborer。
Withsentimentsofsincerevenerationforhismemory，acceptyourselfthistributetoitwiththeassurancesofmygreatrespect。