The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-03

and the grievance aforementioned, at a
time when there is ground to hope that his
| Majefty, if not otherwiie determined by
| the faid conduct of the-faid Peter Oliver,
Eiq; and the continued falfe reprcfentati-
ons of Others, will be GRACEFULLY pleafed to
revoke iaid grant, and order full redrefs.
And the faid Peter Oliver, Efq; did on
the eighth day of February infant, d.
rect and caufe to be delivered to this Houle
writing under his own hand, dated Mid
dleborough, February 3, 1874 the tenor
of which writing is in the word and IL
CURES following, viz.
6 To the HONORABLE the Houfe of Repre-
ientatives, in General Court convened
February 1874.
Z" May it pieaie your Honours,
CON e,fcOad Infant ysceivsd tie Re-
6Ive, etrtbs HOaOwab. HOajf sftbs fyf Infant,
requiring me to declare 4pketber Ibadreceiped in
full effbe grants The General ADSmbT made 10
me The Lgf year, agdfO declare explicitly qVbstberI
zUOaH for The tafwe accept the Gvanf5 of'tbr &C.
neral GDSmb5 Of ibis prOUia1 az a JgJqics Of tbe
Superior Court, qvifbO1 accepting any grant from
the cro1Va FIR my JerVies as a Jyqies Of JIaid
Cou7. Permit me, May it pleaie your Honours
10 Ratf The eireIgfanees Sfmy CAFE, az a Jgfiee
eftbe Superior Court.
"Iu the year 1856 I quGs appointed az a J7gRics
eftbat CSNrf, and accepted The e6fes contrary 10
my OlOs inclination, but BY tbs tey)aos6os Of gen
tlt1tm qUbO qVers then menbEr5 Of the General M
/smb5. In tbiI office baVs continued for abOUe
/fvenfeeny6zyy and Ibeps your HOnOwy qUiH er-
eglf me III Jqy, thai / 4Uas neVsr YET eOnjtioas
thai Ibad eUy been gailty Of any Violafioas Of
fbe Iaqv5 Of my country in judicial capacity, baf
bavr AI1vay5 endeaVOwed 10 at qVifb that fdeEty
required in 70 important e6arAt7r and qmtb
ibis /Smimenf dOn6f NOT Of ever eOylaling myff
infbe appreciation Of my 0GVH mind
{" During fbsis )evezfeeayeayyI bavf annually ek
fbs gyeaf iaeOaveniencss Of erVizg in my judicial
otfcs, yJEtefzg ia my PrTUate 6gjfnejj, and not
baving a .Iaiary zVbieb qVOuH any qV4y EbbOv my
fzmily, qVbieb qU05 large, and eann0t charge
myfJf qvitb any degree Of sxtraUagaucs in The (b-
pOrtsfH: ind 1Oi@ l may nor haze been 100
pa.Smouoat for f6t dignity sftbe ProVince, in NY
judicial character.
{" May it pleaie your Honours,
Z" I can Gcitbfbe Rri6sq traab .s1Ey1, thai IbaUs
JE6lred, jfSce have been Ebor tie Beseb Of the
Superior Court ,inf5tLGgfmyb gfnsG andnofb av-
ing lgtfesat TO maintain my faugi from my Ezla-
RES, abeUs HREE THOUSAND POUNDS
STERLING y! IbaVs repeatedly hbyOzOn my
yfbfou farmer qDSmbdeI fer rehsf, but nevsy haze
obtained any reGys5: IbAvs repeatedly ATTEMPTED
10 rsfgn my e6Fes, 6Hf bGvs been AJJ1uAdtd from
n, BY rslpeaa6E gentlemen Of fOvmr qDSmbhes,
zObo sucOwagedm me qUitb hopes Of a Jnepor4, but
neVrr yeeGVsd any rehsfin baf qOg.
WdHn bis Mighty, Of biz great gosGneG and
faDsw granted me a ./alaJ las be did 10 .tsUeyal
OfberJ on the e0ntinenf in ny RafOnJ ii 4Uitb-
OFT ay application Of mine and qUbGr IL TUas
grained, 4 tboEgbf ii ~ iaeEnbew dug, from The
r5Pe15 and gratitude zubieb OzUsdf0 bis Mysqy:
From Gyjsgls Of that fidelity 4vbieb oz0ed 10 my
eeRAtv BY being enabled TO dsk6arge TIE dny Of
my qtFcs in basg ls(5 embayraDsd in my mind
zVblN IN fbs Exeea1os Of IL, and bang more at
hb1y to qH1LJ6 mytJfJar The daisssf a in ga
cation time AS ale from a principle sfJEJgice due
10 my famiE andfO aberJ: On fbsle account, and
nat fran any A0arifieH ViezV5, / 4Vas Obliged 10
take bi' MyN9yI gram from TIE 5tt gf'1HE 1874,
TO 5fb 81 January 1874, and haze taken fbeg gram
sffbs freUfzcs sa5 until JKly I77z.
F" TIRE cssglfdsrafiOn7, may 1t pleaie your Ho-
noursi urged ne to FakF bis MySly'S grant
and 4 ea110f bit bqpe thai The eazdOar Of fbs boz
aOArabk bOg,F sfr7rstnfafive5 eoiA exegyf me in
10 dang, as 4Vbat fvsessdtd from necsgsDazG nor
aVArids or The LEAP 6ijTg0rd TO The Jenrment5 Of
tbe bSsSHra5k kOge.
" May it pleafc your Honours !
q. Kitb v1pE7 10 my nor tubing any Ez1Ee
gram fran bis Maysfy pey11if me 10 jag, that
zVitboa bis MaJsgT'I kaVs I dare nor refzJt IL,
LEI IGaH& iut~ a ceytEyr fran TIE bsf Of E-
OtyAigns. Aa6GJ RE feuor q tie gram iS during
~ rssdtzcE ia tie Pr0Dgacs Is 6bi5F Jzlfics, !