The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-02-11
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November lal, do at this tiae, with e-sa.
pcalure, for ou f-Iyes and the ioh bi:ants of
this town, return YOU our incere tha.ks fol the
ges, care and pains YOU have ON time t. Tins
taken for the fupp,'t aud defence # our inv,iu
adj. rights and iberties bur efpe i4ily for the
concern you have la,ely fhcwn wae- thee (eems
to be but ltcp b,iween US snd ruin We The
inhabitsnts of this town have, i tue, been
Injured 10 roll and hardfhips; tu thank God we
do not look upon ourfelves, with feiptd to any
o. Our fellow men, as creatures at mercy;
therefore, you may depend, that we will clrcur
with you and other towns 10 the province.
Tor taking evs'y legal itsp Ia order t. obtain a
full redrefs cf all our grievances.
We are very llrfy that yolr 70 relfon4be
r'quea to the G vernor was anlger.d in f-el, a
m amer. |, is, no doubt, the effect Of inde-
pendeacy
"a" Finally, we hop. you will continue tn
have an eagl:.eyc. with regard to our flc,ed
tights an liberties, and efpy danger though re-
note. Our iocers def es and hop, are. ,hae
y ur names will be had in evsrlalng remem-
brance.
=" In the name and by order Of the town, wa
flblcribe ourlelves, Gen,lem.n,y your moR hum
ole and obliged iervants.
JoHN RICHARDSON,
oEA. bALDwIN,
Thomas WHITE,
HENRY AwrELL,
oNAs WILDER,
EBEEszeR WRIGHT,
SILAs JONES,
ABEL Hunt,
JOSHUA WRIGHT.
Tts,isiOs, 'Tfsaay H. l773.
&" p. :. We lend to you the votes and pro-
Gee; dngs this town, inololsd In this, that you
ma, b. fully acquainted with their rnrimeais
AID difpaf,ion, We a'e YOURS as ABOVE.
fl a fri m,stise Fibs Fysrboi4tyl dofb4r in
babaantI Of re Torn Of IE hPLETOH le-
gay G0tmbsf, on Eava4y The 5 IT day of
Dmsnbsr, II D 1874.
Proceeded as fellows. After hearing thore
tn ags contained, repreientcd, and urged ia the
pa:uohlet from the town Of Bottom, the town
took the fame into ie ious CONFEDERATION, and IL
was put to vote, whether the iowa of Bolton
n We taei on chGrer rights and the infringe
nents upao then In proper manner. / psf
cd 10 he III ma i've, rot ore dif.n,er. Then,
VOTED to ehooie committee of Tue
.neh, to examine more critically the proceed
ugs of the town aiofslaid, TO make report 4 an
adjournm ent and TO write az fser to The let
Ter Of cor c pundence from Boitoa.
Thefeupon the fol owing gentlemen we
cho(en the commitiee for theft purpofes, viz.
Meilrs. ] I'm Richsrdfon, Jonsthan Baldwin,
raomaI While, Henry Sa~tell. Capt Jonas
Wilder, Capt Ehsnezsf Wight, M lIs Silas
5ne', Abel Hunt, and JolhlA Wnsh, LallY.
. YOtfA To 'dj urn TINS meeting 70 ,he &C.
cond Moniay in Ja4uary enfain5."
Alta meeting Of toe votable Inhabitants of
the town of TEMP .RrON, by a / uEsrnssit
,nuary ~ 1873, When. .fter having met
upsn the hufnefs above frecise1. and refuly
pe,u'ed the excellent charter eli this province, by
winch Gu. nshls ane liberties are confirmed u
~. the committee reported in the following
m inner, viz.
{" We are fully Of the opinion that tbs town
Of Bottom have preierted our charter rights and
liberties and the iJfringcmens upon III IN in
view, very convir cling to all who are frends TO
our glorious add happy contribution. If tseie
be the wfelched ciTcumRaEces we are in, where,
in the name or Tealos, ar cur Eng'ilh libeg-
ties, thofe for which oue arceitcrs lefs their
90 div habitsti1n and ple,iant garde's. came 20
this then howing wilderness, ara luE red hum
ger ard nskefreis and alm IL every other hard
mp Dii they 70 remove and 70 fufer that
the poiterty ihonld orly Tor a few years erioy
thof- liberties and privileges which colt 70 m Oh
blood snd hen be r.. 1e, as IL were, beats of
bu'dea No, fure y but il was to purchsie
for themitves and { = tteir CT pTiag. free
contribution snd quiet letllerents TO he ll,eit
generation. We taerefo'e, the fms oil thofe hs.
ross are under the greateR obligations, 70 exus
cuItelves TO tie very Utm, Il. FOR creie'vins in-
violate thCle rights which Cod and nature