page 693 In 1772, Committees of Correspondence were organized under the leadership of Samuel ADAMS. They proved to be one of the most effective agencies in advancing the Revolutionary cause. Of the first committee, William HENSHAW was the chairman and Thomas DENNY, Joseph HENSHAW, Rev. Benjamin CONKLIN, Hezekiah WARD and Thomas NEWHALL were members, together with William GREEN, Samuel GREEN and Joseph SARGENT, who were added the same year. A convention of the Committees of Safety in the county assembled in Worcester in Aug. 1774. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Rev. Mr. CONKLIN of Leicester, and William HENSHAW was made clerk. Joseph HENSHAW and Thomas DENNY were also prominent members