1774. | consent of the Council. Will not call another rill he hears from the Earl of Dartmouth. Many of the dissolved Members slate that if the full force of the Resolution had been adverted to, it would have met with strong opposition, 352 |
May
26, | Meeting at Annapolis, Maryland. The suffering of Boston, die common cause of America. A stoppage of Trade with Great Britain will preserve North America and her Liberties. Gentlemen of the Law in the Province should bring no suit for the recovery of a debt due to an Inhabitant of Great Britain, until the Boston Port Act be repealed. The Inhabitants of Annapolis will, and the Province ought, immediately to break off all Trade with the Colony or Province which shall refuse to adopt similar Resolutions with a majority of the Colonies. Committee appointed to unite with others of the Province, to effect an Association to secure American Liberty, 352 |
| 26, | Objections to the Proceedings at the Meeting at Annapolis, on the 24th, 353 |
| 27, | Another Meeting, held at Annapolis, confirmed the Resolutions passed on the 24th, 353 |
| 30, | Protest of a number of Inhabitants of Annapolis against the Resolution adopted on the 27th, against bringing suits for debts due to Persons residing in Great Britain, 353 |
| | Letter from Daniel Dulany, Jun., Annapolis, to Arthur Lee. Notice of the Proceedings on the 24th. He opposed one of the Resolutions. The Resolutions axe not to be obligatory until they are agreed to by a majority of the Colonies, and the several Counties of this Province, 354 |
| | Resolutions adopted by the House of Representatives of the English Colony of Connecticut, 355 |
| | 1. The King of Great Britain recognised as their lawful Sovereign, 355 |
| | 2. The Inhabitants of the Colony have all the rights and privileges of Subjects born within the Realm of England, 355 |
| | 3. The Assembly of the Colony the only lawful Representatives thereof 356 |
| | 4. It is the right of the Inhabitants of the Colony to be governed only by their own Assembly, in Taxing and Internal Police, 356 |
| | 5. Admiralty Courts, with extraordinary powers, destructive of the rights of the People of the Colony, 356 |
| | 6. Carrying Persons beyond the Sea, for Trial, unconstitutional, and subversive of the rights of the Colony, 356 |
| | 7. A Port can only be shut up by the Legislature of the Colony in which it is situated, 356 |
| | 8. Closing the Port of Boston, by Act of Parliament, inconsistent with the rights and liberties of the Colonies in America, 356 |
| | 9. Whenever his Majesty's service shall require the aid of this Colony, it will be granted, 356 |
| | 10. The well being and security of the Colony depends on its connection with Great Britain, 356 |
| | 11. It is our duty, by all lawful means, to defend and preserve our rights and liberties, 357 |
>25, | Meeting of Assembly of Massachusetts, 357 |
| | Counsellors elected, 357 |
| 26, | Counsellors rejected by the Governour, 357 |
| | Governour's Speech to both Houses. Informs them that after the first of June, in compliance with the King's particular commands, the General Court will be held at Salem, 357 |
| 25, | Address presented to Governour Hutchinson, by sundry Gentlemen of Marblehead, 358 |
| | Governour Hutchinson's Answer, 358 |
June 3, | Declaration of Marblehead, relative to the Address from sundry Inhabitants of the Town to Governour Hutchinson; unanimously voted at a legal Town Meeting, 359 |
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE ASSEMBLY. |
May
27, | Assembly of New-Hampshire authorize the enlistment of three Men, to be posted at his Majesty's Fort, William and Mary, under the command of one Officer, 360 |
| | Message from Governor Wentworth to the Assembly. He does not think it safe to entrust so important a Fortress to the care and defence of three Men and one Officer, 360 |
1774.
May 28, | Committee appointed by the Assembly of New-Hampshire, to correspond with the Committees in the other Colonies, 361 |
| | The Speaker directed to answer such Letters as he may receive from the other Colonies relative to the Difficulties between Great Britain and the Colonies, and to assure them that this Assembly will join them in all measures for saving the rights of America, 361 |
| | The Governour authorized to enlist five Men for Fort William and Mary, 361 |
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CORRESPONDENCE,
PROCEEDINGS, ETC. |
May
28, | Address of Merchants and Traders of the Town of Boston, presented to Governour Hutchinson, 361 |
| | Answer of Governour Hutchinson. 362 |
| 24, | Protest of the Merchants and Traders of the Town of Boston, unanimously voted, at a full Meeting, against a Paper called an Address to Governour Hutchinson, handed about, and signed, in a private manner, 362 |
| 29, | Address presented to Governour Hutchinson, by several Gentlemen of the Law, 363 |
| | Answer of Governour Hutchinson, 363 |
| 30, | Letter from Bedford, Pennsylvania. Alarms on the Frontiers on account of the Indians. A party of the Shawanese out, it is supposed to at tack some part of Virginia, 364 |
| 30, | "Join or Die!" An Appealto the People to unite in resisting the Parliament, and supporting Boston, 364 |
| 30, | Address from the Magistrates of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, to Governour Hutchinson, 364 Mr. Hutchinson's Answer, 365 |
| 30, | A Meeting of a number of Persons of all societies, in Philadelphia, determine to suspend all business on the first of June, the day the Boston Port Bill takes effect, (Note.) 365 |
| 30, | Committee of the Society of Quakers inform the Publick that no person was authorized to represent them at the Meeting for suspending business on the first of June, 365 |
June 1, | People of Philadelphia, except the Friends, suspend all business; nine-tenths shut up their houses. The Bells were rang muffled; and Vessels in the Port had their Colours half hoisted, (Note,) 365 |
| 6, | Rector of Christ's Church, Philadelphia, acquaints the Publick that the Bells of that Church were not rang, on the 1st, with his knowledge or approbation; he specially directed there should be no observance of that day in any of the Churches under his care, (Note,) 365 |
May
30, | Queen Anne County, Maryland, Resolutions. The cause of Boston, the common cause of America; all legal means should be adopted to procure the repeal of the Boston Port Bill. All commercial intercourse with Great Britain should be stopped until that Act is repealed, and the right assumed by Parliament, for taxing America, in all cases whatsoever, be given up, Committee of Correspondence and Intercourse appointed, 366 |
| 30, | Letter from New-York to a Gentleman in London, (Note,) 299 |
| 31, | Baltimore County, Maryland, Resolutions, The duty of every Colony in America to unite to obtain a repeal of the Boston Port Bill. This County will join with the Province to stop Trade with Great Britain and the West Indies, Provincial Congress recommended; to be held at Annapolis. Maryland should break offal) intercourse with any Colony who shall refuse to come into similar Resolutions with a majority of the Colonies, Committee of Correspondence appointed, 366 |
| 31, | Letter from Governour Perm to the Earl of Dartmouth. An Express despatched to Philadelphia, from Boston, with a proposal to stop all Trade with Great Britain. In consequence of this a Meeting was held, where the matter was considered and debated. It was resolved to petition the Governour to convene the General Assembly on the occasion. Should so affrontive an application be made, will treat it as it deserves, 367 |