There were three office bearers: the Secretary, Sir William Pulteney, the Assassin, Andrew Crosbie and the Assassin’s Assessor, David Hume "without whose assent nothing could be done, so that between "plus" and "minus" there was likely to be no bloodshed". The minute book of 1776 names forty three members, including Joseph Black, "Jupiter" Carlyle, Sir John Clerk of Eldin, Henry Dundas, Adam Ferguson, Lord Elibank, Sir John Dalrymple, John Hume, David Hume, William Robertson, John Robison, George Dempster, and Adam Smith. See also Edinburgh Cape Club Crochallan Fencibles References , p. 312. quoted in – Daiches D., Jones P., Jones J. (eds ) The Scottish Enlightenment: 1730 - 1790 A Hotbed of Genius The University of Edinburgh, 1986. Scottish Enlightenment Political advocacy groups in Scotland Gentlemen's clubs in Scotland Defunct organisations based in Scotland Military of Scotland Organisations based in Edinburgh Clubs and societies in Edinburgh