The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-04-08
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THURSDAY, Morning xIo-syb

OR paper f0r this day 7cas S3
10 The prsG bttsm tbe fsllSteisg Ggyvabk man
Egssee fran Hiygiaia uUds communicated 10 \
rs but kaosoiag III, Re a mater at imt,r-
taner. tue Gafptdtbf 9ySli and gladI f,slSat
TIE }ailstviag u, Tie p0gjTet or rsaasr,,vi@.
Exiroe7 Of aL.fis foma Geatsm1a sCd;E-
fineiisn in Virginia, 10 bis JSitnS IN tbs
q foren, dated Afareb I4fb, 1873.
!" RECEIVED the papers YOU TENT me.
and am much-obliged to you for them, our az
fembly fitting few days after. they were of
ufe 10 u.s.. You will { e ythe ercloicd Relic
utions the true ientiments OF this colony, and
that We are endeavouring to bring ohf fiber CO.
lones mo the afiet,G union with Us, thar we
may RESENT IN ONE noDY any Reps that
may be taken by administration to depr,vtANr
ONE OF Us of the len particle Of our rignts
and liberties We Mould have done more bur
we could procure nothing bur newspaper acA
counts of the proceedings in Rhode-inand.
hope we ihall not be thus kept IN the dark for
the future, and that we nall have from the
different Committees the cafiiel intelligence
Of aey motion that may Be made by the 'rY-
RAN Is in England 70 Garry their iNyFkkA1
pa pills Of eanAving US into execution dare
venture 20 allure you the ltrieteR atfen ion will
be given 90 our psrss 20 fhefe gsaad Poin,s."'
In tie HOuGe Of BurgrGes. in Virginia.
MART, 1873.
Z" WHEREAS the minds of his Maief.
ty's faithful fubjeeas in this colony have beeA
much diturbed by various rumours and nc.
ports of proceedings sendlneto deprive them
of their ancient, legal and eonililutional
rights.
&c And whereas the affairs OF this colony
are ffequndy connected with thofe Of
Great britain, - well as Of the nsights "!
ing colonies, which renders communists
ton Of fen,idienss necelIary, 10 order shere1
fore to remove the uneafneGes and TO quiet
the minds Of the people, IS well IS fcF the
other good purpoiss above mentioned.
/" Be il ysjslOsd, That itandng COM
mittee of correspondence and inquiry be
appointed, to conGR Of eleven per(ons, viz:
the honorable Payton Randolph, Efo; Ro-
bert Carter Nicholas, Richard Bland, Ri
chard Henry Lee, Benjamin Hauifoo, Ed
mund Peudleton, P4tiek Henry, Dudley
Digges, Dabney Carr, Archibald Catys
aud Thomas J.ferfou, Eqrs. any fix OF
whom to be committee, whole bulnefs il
fhall be to obiain the moR eafly and auIhen-
tic intelligence Of all fuch acts and refoIoti-
ons Of the Bitlfh parliament or proceedings
Of administration, as may relate TO, or at
feef the Britllh colonies in America, and to
keep up and maintain correspondence and
communication with our iiaer colonies, ref.
peaing thele important conGdcra,ions, and
the refdlt Of fuch their proceeding. from
time TO time tolay before this houfe.
I" RefsfVed, 4 ha, j, be an inRruaion I'd
the fAid committee, tina, they do, without
delay, inform themfelyes particularly Of the
principles and authority, on which vas.
contributed cour, Of inquiry, fsid to have
been lately held in Rh6de Il4nd. with
powers to tranfport perfons zcculed of offerc-
IS committed in America, to places Beyond
the feas to be ffied.
" Re(SvlEi, Thn tie Speaker Of this
Houfe dc nanfmit 70 the Speakers Ct the
different sf-mbIies Of the Bnnfh coIorifs. ,
On this continent copies ofthe laid feiclutons.
and detire they VIII lay them beiose ,bsr
objective sG=mb'iss, and Iequeft them 10
sppoint fome peiEoh or peffops Ct their re-.
lptHive bodies, to Communicate fe1 tine
70 time with The faid commune"
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