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HUNDRED POUNDS, to enable them to dis
• charge the important Trust to which they are ap
pointed ; they upon their Return to be accountable
for the terne.-—And said Resolve was sent up to
the" Hon. Board for their Concurrence, who ac
cordingly concurred the Resolve of the Home, but
his Excellency the Governor declined his Consent
to the fame.——Wherefore this House would re
commend, and they do accordingly hereby recom
mend to the fevsral Towns and Diftrifts within
this Province, that each Town and Diftrift, raise,
colled and pay, to the Hon. Thomas Cushing,
Esq; of Boston, the Sum of FIVE HUNDRED
POUNDS, by the 15th Day of August next, agre
able to aLift herewith exhibited,* being each Town’s
and Diftrift’s Proportion of said Sum, according to
the last Province Tax, to enable them to discharge
the important Trust to which they are appointed;
they upon their Return to be accountable for the
fame.
‘ In the House of Representatives, J tine 17, 1774. ..
'"T'* HIS House having duly considered, & being
• JL deeply affected with the unhappy Differencs
which have long iubfifted,& are incieafmg,between
Great-Britain and the American Colonies, RE
SOLVE, That a Meeting of Committees from the
Several Colonies on this Continent is highly expedi
ent and necessary, to consult upon the present State
of the Colonies, and the Miseries to which they are,
and mull be reduced, by the Operation of certain
Ads of Parliament refpecling America ; and to de
liberate and determine upon wife and proper Mea
sures to be by them recommended to all the Colo
njes, for the Recovery and Establishment of their
just Rights and Liberties, Civil and Religious,, and
the Restoration of Union and Harmony between
Great-Britain and the Colonies, mod ardently de
sired by all good Men.
Therefore RESOLVED, That the Hon. James
Bowdoin, Esq; the Hon. Thomas Cushing,
‘ Esq; Mr. Samuel Adams, John Adams, and
Robert Treat .Paine, Efqires, be and they are
• hereby appointed a Committee on the Part of this
Prov-incb for the Purposes aforefaid, any three of
whom to be a Quorum, to meet' such Cofomittees
dr Delegates from the other Colonies, as have been
or may be appointed, either by their refpeftive
Houses of Burgesses or Representatives, or by Con
vention, or by the Committees of Correfpondence^
’ appointed by the refpeftive House s of Assembly, to
meet in the City of Philadelphia, or any other
Place that shall be judged moll fui table by theCom
mittee, on the firft Day of September next; and
that the Speaker of the House be directed, in a Let
ter to the Speakers of the Houses of Burgesses or
Representatives in the several Colonies to inform,
them of the Substance of thefc Resolves.
Jn theHoufeofRSTRESENTATivEsJune 14, 1774.
Hou ^ e » fating into Con-
Mi W M ^deration the many Diftreifes and Diffi-
M culties to which the American Colonies
Province in particular, are and
mull be reduced by the Operation of certain late
Afts of Parliament, have determined that it is high
ly expedient that a Committee fliould be appoint
’ed to meet as soon as may be the Conrmii*ees that
are or shall be appointed by the several Colonies
on this Continent, to confute together upon the
present State of the Colonies, and to deliberate and
determine upon wife and proper Measures to be by
them /recommended to all the Colonies for the
Recovery and Establishment of their just Rights
and Liberties, civil and Religious, and the Refto-
ration of that Union and Harmony between G.
Britain and the-Colonies, most ardently desired by
all good Men. And that the Hon. James Bow
doin, Esq; the Hon. Thomas Cushing, Esq;
Mr. Samuel Adams, John Adams, and Ro
bert-Treat Payne, Ekjuhes, are appointed a
Committee on the Part of this Province, for the
Purposes aforefaid ; any three of whom to be a
Quorum, to meet such Committees or Delegates
from the other Colonies, as have been, or may be
appointed either by their several Houses of Bur
gesses, or Representatives, or by Convention, or by
Committees of Correspondence appointed by the
refpeftive Houses of Assembly, in the City of Phi
ladelphia, or any other Place that shall be judged
most fuitaMe by the joint Committees, on the firft
Day of September next. And whereas this House
did .Resolve, that there be paid to said Commit
tee .out of the public Treasury, the Sum of jyIVE
B O S T O N, June 23.
The late Hon. House of Repreferitatives of this
province having finilhed all the brdinary public K
Buhncfs of Importance that had been before them,
on Friday last came into the following resolutions,
present 129 Membersand only 12 Dil^ntiehts,viz.
*TN Lift is ft nt to the Select Men of the said Towns and
Diftricji.-
Voted, (With inly one diffentient) That the commit
tee of correjpondence be enjoinedforthwith To write to all
the other colonies acquainting them that we hre not idle,
that we are deliberating upon the ftps to be taken on the
present exigencies of our public affairs ',cthjtf our brethren
the landed intereJi of this province, with an unexampled
spirit and unanimity, are entering into a non-consumption
agreement ; and that we are waiting with anxious ex
pectation for the result of a continental ccngrefs, whefe
meeting we impatiently def re, in wbofe wisdom and firm
nfs we can cons de, and in whose determinations we shall
chearfully ac 'quiefce^
Agreeable to order, the committee of correspondence laid
before the townfuch letters, as they had received in an
swer to the circular letters, wrote by them to the several
cslonies and aljo the sea port towns in this province fnce
the reception of the. Bofcn port bill; and the fame being
publicly read,
Voted, unanimoufy, That cur warmefi thanks be
tranfnitted to our brethren on the continent, for that hu
manity, Jympathy and affediion with which they have been
inspired, and which they have expressed towards this dis
tressed town at this important feafan.
Voted, unanimoujly, That the thanks efthis town
be, and hereby are, given to the committee of ccrrefpon
dcnce,fer theirfaithfulnefs^ in the dijeharge of/heir trust,
and that they be desired to continue. therNvigilbncf and ac
tevity in that Jervice.
Whereas the Overjeers of the poor in the town vs Bcf
ton are a body politic, by law conftitutedfar <the, reception
anddiftributicn of all charitable donations fib'tfte use of
the poor offaid town,
‘ Voted, That all giants and donations to this town
and the poor thereof at this distressing season, be paid and
delivered into the hands of jaid Qverfeers, and by them
appropriated and distributed in toncert with the commit
In the House of Repi’efentatires, June 17, 1774.
SPHERE AS the Towns of Boston and
Charleftown, are at this time fuffer-
M w M in & “ nder Hand of Power, by the
JS. fS shutting up the Harbour by an armed
Fprce, .which in the Opinion of this
Houle ir an In /afion of-the said Towns, evidently
designed to compel the Inhabitants thereof to a
SubmifijoiT to Taxes irffpofod upon them without
their Consent : And whereas it appears to this
House that this Attackmpon the said Towns for the
Purpose aforefaid is an Attack made upon this
whole Province and’ Continent, which threatens
the total Deftruftion of the Liberties of all B^iifh
America:
It is therefore RESOLVED, as the clear Opini
on of this House, that the Inhabitants of the said
Lowns ougat to be relieved.; and this House do re
commend to ail, and more efpeciftlly to the Inhabi
tants of this Province, to afford them speedy and
constant Relief in such Way and Manner as shall be
most suitable to their Circumstances, ’till the Sense
and Advice of our Sifter Colonies shall be known :
In full Confidence that they will exhibit Examples
of Patience, Fortitude and Perseverance, while
they are thus called to endure this Opprefiion, for
the Preservation of the Liberties of their Country.
In theHoufeof Representatives,June 17,1774.
WHEREAS this and.his Majefty’sotherColonies
in North-America have long been struggling under
the heavy Hand, of Powe; ; and our dutiful Petiti
ons for the Redress of our iatollerable Grievances
.have not. only been disregarded ayd frown’d upon,
but the Deiign totally to alter the'free Constitutions
of Civil Government in Britifti America,& eftablilh
arbitrary Governments, and reduce the Inhabitants
to Slavery, appears more and more to he fixed and
determined. It is therefore strongly recomended by
this Home to the Inhabitants of the Province, that
they renounce altogether the Consumption of India
I eas, and as far as in them lies, difeontinue the use
of all Goods, and Manufactures whatever, that shall
be imported fremthe East-Indies and Great-Britain,
until the publick Grievances of America shall be
radically and totally ledrefs’d. And it is also fur
ther recommended to all, that they give all pofiible.
Encouragement to the Manufactures of America.
And it is moreover strongly recommended to the In
habitants aforefaid, that they use their utmost En
deavous to fur press Pedlars and Petty Chapmen
(who are of late become a very great Nuifancc) by
putting in Execution the good and wholesome Laws
of this Province for that Purpose.
yOlhS U.nd PIAO i-/ j. I\, Ox of the Town cT
BOST O’N, June 17, 1774.
AT a legal and ■wry full meeting f the freeholders and
otlser inhabitants of the to--wn op Boston, by adjourn*
ment at FaneuiKHall, June ty,
The Hon. JOHN ADAMS, Esq; Moderator.
UPON a motion made, the to-cvn again entered into
the confide r a i:n of that ar ci de in the warrant,
Viz. 10 confidx.r and determine what measures
are proper to be taken upon the present exigency of our pub
lic affairs, more efpecicdly. relative to the late edict of a
Britijhparliamentfor blocking up the harbour of Boston,
and annihilating the trade of this townj^ and after very
fhricus debates thereon,
On Saturday lalt, the following Andreis from the
Merchants and Freeholders of the Town of Salem,
was prelented to his Excellency Gov. Gage, viz.
May it pleafeyour Excellency.
WE who are Merchants and Freeholders in the
Town of Salem, beg Leave to present you our duti
.fui Refpefts on your Appointment to the Govern
ment ot this Province. The universal Tribute of
r I hanks and Applause paid you for the Wisdom,
Mildness and exaft Regularity of your Conduft in
another Command, cannot fail to excite the most
just h-xpeftations that this Province will enjoy the
happy Fruits of your Benignity.
W e are deeply affefted with a Sense of our pub
lic Calamities : but the Miseries that are now rapid
ly hastening on our Brethren in the Capital of the
Province, greatly excite our Commifeiation ; and
we hope your Excellency will use your Endeavours
to prevent a further Accumulation of Evils on that
already sorely diftrefied People..
By ihutting up the Port of Boston feme imagine
that the Course of Trade might be turned hither,
and to our Benefit c but Nature in the Formation
of ourHarbour forbids our becomeingßivals inCom
merce to that convenient Mart. And were it other
wife^ we must be dead to every Idea of Juftice—
loft to alfthe Feelings cf Humanity—-could we in
dulge one Thought tofeize on Wealth and rife our
Fortunes on the ruin of our fullering Neighbours.
But so far from receiving a Benefit, we are greatly
injured by the ihutting up the Harbour ©f Boston,
as it deprives us of a Market for much the largest
Part ot our Weft-India Imports ; and there is not a
Fown in the Province but will feel the ill Effefts of
it. Permit us then, Sir, to apply to your Clemency
and Justice to afford us every Alleviation in your
Power, and to procure for us every pofiible R.elief
from this extensive Mifchicf.
We. account it the greatest Unhappiness that this
Province which has. ever been foremoft in Loyalty to
the Kings of Britain—-in its Efforts to defend their
1 erritones and enlarge their Dominions—fhouldi
be the firft to feel our Sovereign’s Displeasure. Our
Fathers Bed from Opprefiion, braved every Danger,
and here began a Settlement on bare Creation. Al
most incrediable are the Fatigues and Difficulties
they encountered to iubdue a drearv Wildrrnefs fill
ed with oavageßeafts, and yet more Savage Meir :
but by their invincible Resolutions they rose supe
rior to them all ; and by their astonishing Efforts
greatly facilitated the Settlement of other British.
Colonies in America. Yet, Sir; we speak it with
Grief, the Sons are checked and difhonoured for
exhibiting Proofs of their inheriting feme portjon of
that Spirit which in their Fathers produced such
aftoniming Effefts.
A happy Union with Great-Britain is the Wish
of all the Colonies. ’Tis their unspeakable Grief
that it has in any Degree been interrupted. We
earnestly de.ire to repair the breach. We ardently
pray that H irmony my be restored. And for these
Ends, every measure compatible with Dignity and
Safety of Bntifh Subjefts we shall gladly adopt.
We ass ire your Excellency we shall make it our
constant Endeavour to preserve the Peace and pro
mote the Welfare of the Province ; and hereby we
shall best advance the Interest of our Sovereign.
In these Times theAdminiftration of’Government*
must be peculiarly arduous and difficult’; but yours
we wish may be easy as the Nature of Things will
poihbly admit,and the Event happy ; and that your
public Labours may be crowned with the nobleftf
Reward—-the voluntary, disinterested Applause of
a whole free People.
[This Address was signed by 125 Perfons.J
His EXCELLENCY^ ANSWER.
Gentlemen,
IThankyoufor the obliging Expreffons towards me,con
tained in your Addrejs, and be adjured, it will always
ajford me fngular Pleasure to be of uje to the Inhabitants of
this Town, or any Individuals in the Province.
I feel, as well as you the Inconveniences that the Inhabi
tants must fuffer from shutting up the Port of Boston ; and
jhould be glad they would co-operate with my endeavours to
extricate themjelves from them, but without theirAJfftance,
I can take no Step towards their relief; lam sorry that the
People of that Capital Jhould have given such repeated Pr
ovocation to theKing and the BritiJhNation, as to force them
to take the present Measures in support of their Authority«
Great-Britain is equally desirous as yourselves, of a happy
Union with this, as well as every other Colony,and inherit
ing the Spirit of her Ancestors, finds it necejfary to support
her Rights, as the supreme Head of her extended Empire :
She strives not to check that Spirit which you fay you in
herit fromyour Fathers, but to inculcate that due Gbediencei
to the King in his Parliament, which your Fathers ac
knowledged.
tee lately appointed by this iovjti for the cons deration cf
waysand means of employing the poor.
Voted, That the town clerk be directed to publijh the
proceedings of this meeting in the several news papers.
The meeting was then adjourned to Monday the ■2.7 th of
June, instant. Attest,
William Cooper, Town-Clerk,