#OnThisDay, in 1773, Virginia's House of Burgesses established a legislative committee of correspondence that helped pave the way for the Continental Congress. The idea was hatched in a private room in Williamsburg's Raleigh Tavern, when several younger burgesses, including Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, and Dabney Carr, met for an evening strategy session. The resolution was passed on March 12 and an 11-person committee headed by Peyton Randolph was established. By this tim