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AMERICAN UNITED COLONIES,
la CONGRESS, April 13.
WHEREAS by the third article cf the Association, en
tered into by the late Continental Congress at Philadel
phia, on the 24th day of October, in the year of our Lord, 1774,
it was agreed, that from that day the inhabitant# of the United
Colonies " would not purchase or use any tea, imported on ac
count of th: E&lodia company, or any on which a duty had
been, or Ihould be paid, and from and after the firft day of March,
then next following, they would not purchase or use any East India
tea whatever," And whereas it hat been represented to thia Con
grefe, that the time ar aforesaid limited, for the consumption of
the tea than on hand war too short, whereby many zealbus frienda
to the American cause, who had imported large quantities of that
commodity, wit^ design not merely to advance their fortunes, but
to countered! the plan then pursued by the mioiftry and India
Company, to introduce and fell in thefa colonies, tea fubj<& to a
duty, are like to become great fufferers ; the greater part of the
estates of many of them being vetted in that article, and they by
that means rendered incapable, not only of paring their debts and
maintaining their families, but also of vigorously exerting them
selves in the ferwice of their country. And whereas it was origi
nruy the defier of Congress, that all India tea, which had been
imported agreeable to the tenor of the said Association, might be
fold and confirmed, but the time limited for that pur,ofe proving
tuu sh rrt, Refolded, That all India tea imported ns sforrfaid, ex.
ptHsly excepting all teas imported by, or on account of the East-
In!ia campa ty, now remaining on hand in thefa colonies, be fold
and nfed. '.
And whereas from the future importation of tea being prohibited,
some tea-holders may be tempted to avail themfsivei of the fearciJ
which will be occasioned by ir, and rx & exorbitant prices for an
article of little real v;he of itfalf, and which owes its worth to
a habit in many refold, pernicious to the inhabitants of theft
colonies
Refolded therefore, That Rohes tea ought not to be fold In the
fmr left quntities at a higher price in any colony than at therate
of hree fourths of a dollar per pound ; and other teas at such
prices as shall be regulated by the committees of the town or
county where the tea is fold ; and that al! persons who shall give
or t:k° a greater erica for it ought to be considered as enemies to
the American eaufe and treated accordingly# And it is earneftiy
recommended to all Committees of Infp*aioD and Observation,
as well to be vigilant in carrying ahisrefolve into execution, as
those which prohibit the importation of India tea from any part of
the world ; it being the desire of Cong, efs to exclude all teas ex
cept such as may make part ^f the cargoes if prizes taken by the
flhips of war or privatyers belonging to these colonies.
<Extrsa from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
prohibition of the forementioned commerce, (drop
ping metaphor) the question is, What must next
be done, in regard of our own colony ? As ament
ber of it, my advice is, that, after the approaching
election, the Council and House of Represen
tatives of the People unite in one Congregation,
consult, debate, and determine conjundtly, by
such majority of votes as they shall agree upon.
To a& separately is aping the two houses of par
liament in the British constitution, which is a re
lift of the old feudal system, which was founded
in injustice, and supported by lawless tyranny.
I appeal to common sense, for which Ameri
cans are distinguished, whether the two houses,
adding separately, can enter into each other's Sen
timents and views so fully, as in conjunction ;
and whether anting separately (each having a ne
gative upon the other) has not a direct tendency
to breed ill-will and resentment, which for hu
manity's fake, let be avoided. Let there be no
distinction but what wisdom and virtue make.
Instead of a Governor, I would advise the repre
sentatives of the people to choose, for the lake of
dispatch in business, one or more of the wisest of
their number, to aA in the executive department,
during the session and in the recess of the assembly.
In your next election of representatives, let
your eyes, my brethren, be upon the wife and
virtuous of the land. Perhaps there never was,
nor ever will be, an assembly, which will have
more important matters to debate and determine
upon.
For God's fake, and for the fake of mankind,
if we make any alterations, let us shun the errors
of oUr ancestors in the reigns of Henry VIII. and
Q Elizabeth. They got rid of one pope indeed,
but at the fame time set up another. Examine with
candor, my brethren, and you will find agreat deal
of contemptible, but fuperftitioufly-worfhipped,
rubbjfh, both in church and state, -which has been
swept down to us, from heathenilm and pope
ry, by the great net of time. It is now high
time to examine the net, 'cull out the good fifties,
and cast the bad away.' If we a& as Providence
now most evidently points out we Should a&, we
shall have the honour of being ' fellow-workers
with God ;' and America will soon become “ the
glory of all lands" for the equity of its civil go
vernment, and " the joy of the whole earth" for
the purity and practice o' the religion of Jesus
Christ. MASSACHUSETTENSIS.
" Diflum fopienti fat est."
My Brethren and Fellow-Country-Meri;
rr, HE general voice of the peoplenow feenu
[ to be, to break off all commerce with the
button-maker of Great-Britain. Indeed we have
not the least need to keep it up. Very good but
tons are manufactured in Concord in this colony;
and the trade will soon spread through all the
United Colonies. The voice of the Peo
ple is the voice of God always. If this
voice Ihould be unanimous with refpe& to the
feOST-OFFfcE, Boston, April 30, 1776.
LIST 0, LETTERS remaining in the Office, not before advertised,
(A) rS ILES Alexander, Boston, James Anderton, 3, Rufus
\JT Alien, Tyrinfliam, Capt. John Ayres, Cambridge,
John Andrews, R xour,, 2, J,fhua Attwatcr, Roxbury, Job
Allyn, Roxbury, -
(8) David Black, Biftoh, 2, Wm. Blair, Sylvefttr Bishop,
Joha Ball, Enoch Browns Bals & Gray, z, John Barratt, jun.
Joseph Bradford, jun, 2, John Bates, Roxbury, L& Bradford,
Andover, Sam. Bamford, Andover, Tho. Bourn, Sandwich,
Edw. 80, Iltou, B/ovk^o, John Boies, Milton, John Bliss, Wa
tertown, Margarete Burch, Cambridge, Asa Bullard, HolLftpn,
B;nj. Blogett, Roxbury, Sam. Bartlett, Plymouth, Wm Barker,
Sudoury, Cyrus Baldwin, Wuborn, Josiah Bowers, jun. Billerica,
John Beebe, Cambridge, Fanny Bourn, Andover, Joseph Barrell,
Cambridge, Mel&iai Bourn, Birnftablr, Stephan Beets, Cam
bridge, Selah Benton, Roxbury. §
(C) Archibald Cunningham, Buffon, Tho. Chafe, Rfy z,
Lyuia Cunningham, John Cufhing, Mary Chadwell, fofeph Cal
lender, James 'Courtny, Abijah Curtis, Roxbury, Wm. Curtis,
Pembroke, Richard Cary, Haverhill, Capt. Charles Curbing,
Hingham, Lpuifa Cooper, Cambridge. 2, Seth Coffin, Nantucket,
Abraham Copeland, Sandwich, Abigail Crofoy, Bedford, Wm.
Chittenden, Roxbury, Benj. Curcum, Roxbury, Oliver Clark,
Roxbury, Phineas Cole, Roxbury, Conrad Crumback, Roxbury,
Capt. Childs, Cambridge, Sam. Chapim, Uxbridge, Wm. Curtis,
Pembroke, Cotton Chittenden,Cambridge, Hopftill Capen,Bofton.
(D) Gapt. Mark Dennett, Boston, Edw. Durant, Newton,
Elizabeth Doggett, Plymouth, Sylvanus Drew-, Rexbury, John
Dannie, Cambridge, Moses Draper, Roxbury.
(E) Barnabas Evans, Chlrkffown, John Eafon, Boflon, Dea
con Eftie, Stoughionham.
(F) Tim. Fitch, B,ftdn, Dorothy Forbes, Tho. freeman,
Mary Foster, Cambridge, Capt. W/n. Faris, Needham, Henry
Folger, Nantucket, Jona# Flood, Cha leftown, Joseph Foster,
Sandwich, Eben. Field, Boston, John Foxcroft, Esq; Cambridge,
Baizillai Folger, Nantucket.
(G) Abigail Gardner, Buffon, 3, Francis Green, Francia
Gray, Nfewman Greenough, Joihua Goodrich, Sam. Gore, Col.
Richard Gridfy, Cambridge, Jona. Glover, Elq; 2, Hon, —
Godfry, Tauntou, George Godfry, Taunton, Benj. Grifwokl,
Bolton, Mofea Goodman, Roxbury, Hugh Galbreath Cambridge,
Capt. James Grazes, Fieeton, john Glass, Dugbury, Joseph
Green, Chelsea.
(H) Joseph Hurd, Boston, Henry Hill, Benj. Hastings, John
Harrington, Sam. Hughes, Henry Hanly, Tho. Huiehinfoa, jun.
Michael Homer, Hopkinton, Agar Hide, Roxbury, Wm. Higgins,
Rxbury, Walter Hatch, Hingham, Ann Hewer, Cambridge,
Eben. Huffisy, Nantucket.
(J) Hen y Joht.fon, Bofton,Dan. Ingerfdl, 3, John Jackson,
Cambridge, David Johnson, Roxbury, Hall Jackfen, Cambridge,
PhilipJrmes, Cohafrt, Joseph Johnfop, Taunton.
(L) John Leverett, Esq; Boffon, John Leach, Jane Lewis,
Eoen. Light, Cambridge, Nath. Lincoln, Peterfham.
(M) Aadtew Mitchell, Boston, Qapt. Wm. McClure, Wm.
McAliaftrr, Jame< McEwen, Wm. McNeal, James MxMaftm,
S#m. May, Roxbury, Sam. Moor, Nantucket, Capt. Mungo
Mackay, Northborough, John Morgan, Cambridge, Elisha Maifh,
Holhfton,
THE S E notify all persons indebted to the
eflate of Edward Rice, late of Brookfield, deceased, to pay in
their refpeaive dues ; and all perfont who have any demands on
said estate, to bring their claims, in order for a speedy faticment
of said estate, to us the fubfcaibers, admfniftratora on said estate.
Brookfield, April JAMES CONVERSE,
18th,1776. DANIEL GILBERT,
DESERTED from Capt. Nathaniel
Bond's company, in Col. Glover's regiment, JONATHAN OIL
MAN, who said he belonged to Gilmantown, in New-Hampffiire;
a tall, walk-looking fellow, of dark complexion. Also, JOHN
STEEL, who said he belonged to Old-York ; about five feet 1,
inches high, pretty stocky. Whoever will take up either of said
defetters, and convey them to Beverly, or where said regiment
may be, shall have Four Dollars reward, and all charges paid by
their humble fervent, NATH. BOND.
Beverly, April 24th, X 776.
DUNCAN INGRAHAM, jun.
HAS removed to BOSTON, and to the Hcufe he formerly
occupied in Scott's Court, Union Street. He earncftly
requests those indebted to him to call and pay their accounts.
Choice Lisbon Wine, Weft-India Rum,
and Raisins,
A few Calks of ea&fi, in excellent order, to be fold by JOSEPH
GREENE, (if applied for immediately) at his ftorc on Greene's
wharf.
(N) Solomon Nye, Falmouth, Shubael Nye, Falmouth,
(0) Tho. Oliver, Etq; Boston, 3, Joseph Otis, Esq; Barn
ftable, James Otie, Esq; Watertown.
(P) John Prince, Boston, Sam. Paine, Esq; 2# Tho. Peck,
- — Phillips, Esq; Eben. Paifons, Cambridge, Robert Peek,
Cambridge, Sarah Patridge, Uxbridge, John Porter, Medford,
Ju Paine, Cape-Cod, Joanna Powers, Charkftown, Joseph
Parks, Lincoln, John Prince, Wrentham, Mr. Putnam, Sutton,
J ifeph Pctetfon, Duxbury, David Piece, Swanfey, Mary Phillips,'
Andover.
(R) Patrick Reid, Boston, Christian Richards, Capt. Wm.
Ruggles, Col. Seth Reed, Uxbridge, Rev, Robins, Milton, Wm.
Ramfdell, Nantucket, Jeftph Russel, Bedford, John Ryan, Cam
bridge, Capt. John Rice, Boston, John Read, Middleborough.
(S) John Sample,Bofton, 2, David Sessions, Sam. Sparhawk,
Esq; Robert Sample, Siphen Salsbury, Nath. Sever, John Stick
ney, James Small, Cambridge, Wm. Shattuck, Newton, Gorton
Spencer, Hannah Stacey, Andover, Elisha Sigourny, Cambridge,
Jahiel Sh pman, Roxbury, Elisabeth Stevens, Dedham, Joseph
Smith, Duxbury.
(T) Wm. Tyng, Efq;.Bofton, Simon Tufts, Christopher
Thayer, Braintree, Anthony Thomas, Mar fhfield, Philip Tooker,
R rebury,2.
(V) Ebenezer Vofe, Roxbury.
(W) Capt. James Wilktnfon, Boston, 2, Peter White, Ux
bridge, Mark Wentworth, Esq; Capt. John Wheelwright, Hum
phrey Willard, Sam. Wallace, Nath. Willis, John Welch, Ezra
Whitney, Douglass, Betsey Wyman, Roxbury, Jabez Weft, Rox
bury, Tho. Welch, Attleboro', John Williams, Bedford, Oliver
Wheeler, Concord, Sam. Williams,, Roxbury, Daniel Wyman,
Roxbury, Lemuel Williame,Dartmouth,MoferWyraao,Plymouth,
Elias Willard, Lenoir, Eben. Wales, Dofcheftar, Israel Walker,
Roxbury, Rev. Anthony Wibird, Braintree, Hannah Waldo,
Scituate. Beni. Waldo, Scituate, Sarah Weft. Kingflon.
TO-MORROW, at eleven o'clock, will be fold
by Public Vendue, at the American Coffee-House in
King-Street,
Four hogsheads of Claret Wine, and twelve
hogsheads of good Weft-India rum. J. RUSSELL, Auctioneer.
Friday ncxt---elcven o'clock.
PUBLIC VENDUE.
, American Coffee-Houfe.
DANIEL JONES refptafully acquaints the Gentlemen of
the United Colonies, that the AM ERICAN COF
FEE HOUSE, at the iign of the Golden Eagle, King-Street,
Boston, is now opened for those Gentlemen who pieafe to fa
vour him with their commands. The said Hcufe will be fur
nifhed with the best liquors, lodgings, and a variety of piovifiors
as the market will ,admit of; and is well calculated to entertain,
large or small companies, as occasion may require# COFFEE to
be had from seven to ten in the morning, and from five to eight
in the evening. DINING at half after qne, and after chat hour
is called for.
N. B. Said JONES returns his most hearty thanks to hi#
former friends and cuflomers, prays the continuance of their
favours# 4
JOHN A NE, ~
ACQV A I NTS the public he bat for sale at his flora in
Bedford, in Datamouth, the following articles, viz.
Mollaffes, flour, cocoa, piemento, chocolate, .rhubarb, allum,
copperas, ginger ; pina^ Philadelphia ftcel, Venice ditto, bar
iron ; Irish linens, writingpaper, silk cravats ; knives & forks ;
Barcelona, bandanno and romal handkerchiefs.
a calk cutlery. 1 ufk Queen's ware. 1 trunk fhslloons and
tammies, f chest writing paper.
T< >b£ g OLD —rs 7
STEPHEN CABOT,
At the fforc lately improved by Meffi're. John and Andrew
Cabot, in Beverly,
BLU E, white, London brown, green and
other coloured Broad-Cloths; flannels, cherk linen, cotton firipes,
linen ftiipes, furniture check, Iriffi liacns, hd aide, meetings,
dowlas, broad and narrow dimities, Harlem firmer, white and to.
loured jeans, fuftians, Rißia drabs, 61k damafeus, beu detts, (pot
ted velvets, I dia nankeens, denims; silk, thread, cotton and
worsted hose, silk mitts, white and coloured threads, large and
small pins, white chapel and milliners' needles ; silk, linen and
' cotton hancksrchiels; taper, fbalioons, fessing silks of all colours,
twist, buckrams, knee garters, sorest cloths, callicots, worsted and
thread breeches patterns, worsted caps, buttons, qualities, ffioe
bindings, cuttoe knives, nails, hooka,and lines, &c. &c.
DESERTED from tbe Prevofi-guard in
Boston, JAMES McMARNYS, a young man, ab^ut 21 years of
age; be bad on when be went away, a foidier's uniform, a new
beaver bat. The Jaid deserter is a man about 5 feet c inches bigb;
be belongs to Col. Pbinefs regiment, in Capt. Tobias Fernald's com
pany. Whoever will take up said dejerter, and corfne him in ary
of tbe gaols in tbe colony,fc that be ma, be conveyed to bis regiment,
fall be rewarded for their trouble, by J. OTIS. B. G. K.
DESERTED from my company, in the
14 h regiment, commanded by Col. Johi )Glover, the foihwing
perlons : SILAS SAWEN. about 23 years of age, light com
plcxi@n, light hair, 5 feet 3f? 9 ifhes high ; had on when he
went away, a light coloured coat, with red lapels, buck-skin
breeches, Wue flockings. PHINEAS GOODALE# about 55
years of age. light complexion, wears a white asp, frock and trow
fers, about 6 fret high# SAMUEL FRANCIS, dark complexion,
black hair, about 3 o year# of age. Whoever will take up laid
deserters, or either of them, and return them to their regiment,
shall have Four Dollars reward for each, and all necessary charges
pa ; d b 7 GILBERT W. SPEAKMAN, Capt.
Beverly, 2^tb April, £7_6'_ —
ALL'perfons any ways indebted to, or that
have any demands on the efla r e of Deacon Richard Hal^, of
Dorchester, dueled, are desired to fettle the fame with Hope
still Hall# orSANuxL Topliff. executors to said eftue.
All persons who have any demands on tha
estate of Capt. Ebenezer Srmmes, late of Littleton, deceased,
are desired to bring in their recounts to Ma^ry Ann Symmes,
of said Littleton, admioiffrattht to said eftate,of to iCapt Andrew
SymMes, of Boston, attorney ito the said administratrix ; and all
persons indebted to said estate, a rt dtfired to make speedy payment
to said Adminiftntix or attorney Boftoc ; April 30, 177'
FRESH LEMMONS,
Im excellent good order, just imported, and to be fold at ISAAC
SMITH, Efl^iL^H'' bottem of King focet, Boston.
A Lift of guns belonging to ;he following men,
formerly folditri in Col. ,obn Stark't regiment, and lej: by tbe sub
scriber at Mr. Samuel Tuftt't house in Medford. The revere may
have them again by °tt'y'™Z 10 l a 'd Tufa, paying him for bit
trouble of forage, and admertifng them.
No. I belongs to famet Nejmetb. No. 3 to EbenezerMTlvaae.
No. 8 to Ebenezer Eafiman, No. 17 to Hugh Campbell. No
-49 to William Graves. No. co to John Page. No. 55 to An'
drew Wilikint. JOHN O'NEIL, ^ M. S.
for the above regiment.
WE the fubferibers being appointed cemw'fr
ncrs, by tie Hon. John Winthrop, Esq; Judge of Prolate jor the
county of Middlesex, for receiving and examining the claims of the
several creditors to the estate of James Gaher, late of Cbarleflo'wn,
leatber-dreffer, deceased, reprefnted infofa ent, and 6 months, from
the gob utfybeing allowed jor jettiimg tbe fame-. -hereby give notice,
that voefhall attend, for that porpeje, at tie beufe oj Mr. Jonathan
Porter, innholder, in Medford, on tlef & Tburfday of tbis, and the
four following months, from three to seven o'clock, afternoon.
Medford, May 1, 17'6. Samuel Rand,
Joseph Frethinghs^
Boston, April tbe ztyb, 1776.
To the gentleman, cemmiffiuoed-t fliers in Belie: Actioned.
WHEREAS tbe fubferiber projeffes a fen
fble regard for tbe common cause of tbis continent ; and being in
capacitated, for wan' of bealtb, toferve as a private centinel, a%d
not aspiring astir particular bir:bs of office in tbe service, wifoesto
draw a private's pay, by being equips, and funding ready, at 4
minute's warning, to belp, with bears and band, in repelling tbe
force of fueb bloody troops as may, by dm, sudden attack, flrive to
re-enter tbefe bowers of paradise. Having occupied a number of
years in teaching of fcbools, determines to hire a private apartment
for tbe purpose of teacbingjtfy rules of writing, arithmetic! and
maffick, to facb soldiers at ™a# e disposed to improve their leifurg
hours that way. Having lORy published a present to tbe riling
generation, tbe performance Will be left witb tbe printers and book
sellers bert in Boston, to be fold by tie dezen or grefs.
AMOS TAYLOR.
WILLIAM PAYNE,
BEGS leave to acquaint the public, that he has just opened
a SCHOOL in King-fleet, near the State-House ;
where he shall conftaotiy, and carefully attend the business of
inftruftiDg youth, in the most cffenrial branches of common
education ; id in which he hopes to merit the approbation of
such as may ,ease to intruft him with the care of theirchildrem
He may be spoke with at Mr. Benjamin Cray's, in King
street.