Boston desiring their attendance at this Congress, to consult measures for the preservation of the Town of Boston at this alarming crisis.

Upon a motion, the question was put, whether the Congress will now assign a time when they will take into consideration the propriety of recommending a day of Publick Thanksgiving throughout this Province, and passed in the affirmative; and three o'clock this afternoon was assigned for that purpose.

Upon a motion, the question was put, whether a time be now assigned to take into consideration the propriety of appointing an Agent or Agents, to repair to the Government of Canada in order to consult with the inhabitants thereof and settle a friendly correspondence and agreement with them, and passed in the affirmative; accordingly five o'clock this afternoon was appointed for that purpose.

The Committee appointed to report a Letter to the Selectmen of the town of Boston and others, reported a Letter accordingly, which was read and accepted, and the President requested to sign the same.

Ordered That the gentlemen wrote to and expected from Boston be requested to bring with them six or eight of Rivington's late newspapers.

The Committee on the State of the Province, reported several Resolves relative to the Counsellors and others who have acted in obedience to the late Act of Parliament for altering the Civil Constitution of this Government, and are now in Boston. The same being read and considered, was ordered to be recommitted for amendments; which was accordingly recommitted, amended, reported, accepted, and ordered to be printed in all the Boston newspapers, and is as followeth, viz:

Whereas, sundry persons now in Boston have, as mandamus Counsellors, or in other capacities, accepted or acted under commissions or authority derived from the Act of Parliament passed last session, for changing the form of Government and violating the Charter of this Province; and by such disgraceful, such detestable conduct, have counteracted not only the sense of this Province, but of the United American Colonies, in Grand Congress expressed:

Therefore Resolved That the persons aforesaid who shall not give satisfaction to this injured Province and Continent, within ten days from the publication of this Resolve, by causing to be published in all the Boston newspapers, acknowledgments of their former misconduct, and renunciations of the commissions and authority mentioned, ought to be considered as infamous betrayers of their country; and that a Committee of Congress be ordered to cause their names to be published repeatedly, that the inhabitants of this Province, by having them entered on the Records of each town, as Rebels against the State, may send them down to posterity with the infamy they deserve; and that other parts of America may have an opportunity of stigmatizing them in such way as shall effectually answer a similar purpose.

Resolved That it be and hereby is recommended to the good people of this Province, so far to forgive such of the obnoxious persons aforesaid, who shall have given the satisfaction required in the preceding Resolve, as not to molest them for their past misconduct.

Ordered That Major Thompson Mr. Devens and Mr. Watson be a Committee to cause the names of sundry persons now in Boston having, as mandamus Counsellors, or in other capacities, accepted or acted under commission or authority derived from the Act of Parliament passed last session, for changing the form of Government and violating the Charter of this Province, to be published repeatedly, in case they shall not, within ten days, give satisfaction to this injured Province, by causing to be published in all the Boston newspapers, acknowledgments of their misconduct, and renunciations of the commissions and authority aforesaid.

Ordered That Mr. Appleton Mr. Gill Mr. Pickering Mr. Legate and Major Thompson be a Committee to report a Non-consumption Agreement relative to British and India goods.

Ordered That Mr. Palmer Captain Doolittle Captain Greenleaf Doctor Foster and Colonel Danielson be a Committee to report a Resolve recommending the total disuse of India Teas.

Adjourned to three o'clock this afternoon.

Afternoon.

Mr. President informed the Congress that he had in his hands a number of Rivington's newspapers; Whereupon,

Ordered That Mr. Gerry Captain Farley and Doctor Church be a Committee to look over the same; and if anything therein should appear to have been written with a design to injure this Province, that they report it to the Congress.

Ordered That Mr. Gill Major Fuller Colonel Prescott Mr. Hall Mr. Gardner of Stow Mr. Davis and Captain Upham be a Committee to wait on the gentlemen, Selectmen, and others, expected from Boston and conduct them to this body.

The gentlemen Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Committee of Correspondence, and Committee of Donations, being introduced, a free conversation was had with them on means for preserving the town of Boston at this alarming crisis.

The Committee appointed to bring in a Resolve recommending the total disuse of India teas in this Province, reported. The Report was read and accepted, and is as followeth:

Whereas, the unnecessary and extravagant consumption of East India Teas in time past, has much contributed to the political destruction of this Province; and as Tea has been the mean by which a corrupt Administration have attempted to tax, enslave, and ruin us; Therefore,

Resolved That this Congress do earnestly recommend to the people of this Province an abhorrence and detestation of all kinds of East India teas, as the baneful vehicle of a corrupt and venal Administration, for the purpose of introducing despotism and slavery into this once happy country; and that every individual in this Province ought totally to disuse the same. And it is also recommended that every Town and District appoint a Committee to post up in some publick place the names of all such in their respective Towns and Districts, who shall sell or consume so extravagant and unnecessary an article of luxury.

The Committee appointed to consider what is necessary to be done for the defence and safety of this Province, reported. The Report was read, and ordered that the consideration thereof be referred until to-morrow morning.

Adjourned to nine o'clock to-morrow morning.

Saturday, October 22, 1774.

The Congress resumed the consideration of the Report of the Committee appointed to consider what is necessary to be done for the defence and safety of this Province; and ordered the same to be recommitted for amendments.

Ordered That the Honourable John Winthrop Esq., Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Lombard be a Committee to bring in a Resolve recommending to the people of this Province that they observe a day of Publick Thanksgiving throughout the same; and that they sit immediately.

Resolved That the consideration of the propriety of sending Agents to Canada be referred to the next meeting of this Congress.

Ordered That Mr. Gushing of Scituate Captain Doolittle Mr. Williams and Mr. Palmer be joined to the Committee appointed to prepare a Non-consumption Agreement relative to British and India goods; and that the Committee sit forthwith.

Moved That a Committee be appointed to bring in a Resolve relative to the King's Troops providing themselves with straw. After a long debate had thereon, the question was ordered to subside.

The Committee appointed to bring in a Resolve recommending to the people of this Province to observe a day of Publick Thanksgiving throughout the same, reported; which Report was read, amended, and accepted, and is as followeth, viz:

From a consideration of the continuance of the Gospel among us, and the smiles of Divine Providence upon us with regard to the seasons of the year, and the general health which has been enjoyed; and in particular, from a consideration of the union which so remarkably prevails, not only in this Province, but throughout the Continent, at this alarming crisis, it is resolved, as the sense of this Congress, that it is highly proper that a day of Publick Thanksgiving should be observed throughout this Prov-