1774,
July 15, | Provincial Meeting of Deputies, chosen by the several Counties in Pennsylvania, held at Philadelphia, July 15, and continued, by adjournments, to the 21st, 555 |
| | List of the Members, 555 |
| | Letters from Boston, of May 13th, read and considered, 555 |
| | Allegiance to the King of Great Britain acknowledged, 555 |
| | Unconstitutional Independence on the parent state is abhorrent to our principles; and our desire is, that harmony may be restored, 555 |
| | Inhabitants of the Colonies entitled to the same rights that British born Subjects are, 556 |
| | The power assumed by Parliament to bind the Colonies, in all cases whatsoever, unconstitutional, 556 |
| | The Acts of Parliament relating to Massachusetts, unconstitutional, oppressive, and dangerous: and the People of Boston are suffering in the common cause, 556 |
| | A Congress should immediately assemble, to form a general plan of conduct for all the Colonies, 556 |
| | Suspension of Trade will be agreed to by this Province; but a statement of Grievances and claim for Redress, in the first place, would be preferred, 556 |
| | If any proceedings of Parliament shall, in the opinion of the Congress, render other steps necessary, this Province will adopt and carry them into execution, 556 |
| | Venders of Merchandise ought not to take advantage of a Non-Importation; but sell for the same prices as heretofore, 556 |
| | People of this Province will break off all dealing of any kind with any Colony that shall not adopt such general plan as may be agreed to in Congress, 557 |
| | Subscriptions for the distressed Inhabitants of Boston to be set on foot throughout the Province, 557 |
| | Thanks to Mr. Dickinson, 557 |
| | Mr. Dickinson's Reply, (Note,) 557 |
| | Instructions from the Convention to the Representatives in Assembly, 558 |
| | Argumentative part of the Instructions, 564 |
| 16, | Meeting of a respectable body of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the County of Surry, in Virginia, 593 |
| 16, | Contributions from Maryland, for the relief of Boston, 593 |
| 16, | Meeting of a number of Freeholders and Inhabitants of the County of Sussex, in New-Jersey, 594 |
| 16, | Letter from the Committee of Boston to the Committee of Baltimore, 594 |
| 18, | Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of York County, in Virginia, 595 |
| 18, | General Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the County of Fairfax, in Virginia, 597 |
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PENNSYLVANIA ASSEMBLY. |
July 18, | Assembly, convened by the Governour, met this day, 602 |
| | Message from the Governour. State of Indian affairs, 602 |
| 19, | Committee of Correspondence lay before the House Letters from Massachusetts Bay, |
| | Rhode-Island, and Virginia, 603 |
| | Letters to be considered on the 21st, 604 |
| | The Convention now sitting, may be admitted, to hear the debates of the House, on that day, 604 |
| | Petition from Northumberland County, 604 |
| | Ninth Resolution of the Convention laid before the House, 605 |
| | Governour's Message considered, 605 |
| 20, | Letters from Benjamin Franklin, with some papers on publick affairs, communicated to the House by the Speaker, 605 |
| | Payment of the Rangers raised by the Magistrates of Westmoreland County, authorized, 605 |
| 21, | The Convention waited on the House, and submitted their Resolves and Instructions, 606 |
| 22, | Letters from Massachusetts Bay, Rhode-Island, and Virginia, considered in Committee of the Whole, 606 |
July 22, | Resolution, that there is an absolute necessity for a General Congress, to consult together on the state of the Colonies, unanimously adopted, 606 |
| | Delegates to the Congress appointed, 607 |
| | Committee to prepare Instructions for the Delegates, 607 |
| 21, | Paper signed "a Freeman," handed about among the Members of the House on the 21st, against the appointment and proceedings of the Convention, (Note,) 607 |
| 23, | Letter received from Major Hamilton, commanding officer of the Barracks, 607 |
| | Committee to examine the Barracks, 608 |
| | Instructions to the Delegates appointed to attend the Congress, 608 |
| | Letter to the Speakers of the several Assemblies of the Colonies, 609 |
| | Answer to the Governour's Message, 609 |
| | Adjourned to Monday, the 19th September, 610 |
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CORRESPONDENCE, PROCEEDINGS, ETC. |
July 19, | Resolutions adopted and published by the New- |
| | York Committee, 315 |
| 19, | Meeting of a majority of the Committees from the several Townships in the County of Monmouth, of the Colony of New-Jersey, 610 |
| 19, | Address of the Justices of the County of Suffolk, in Massachusetts, to Governour Gage, 613 |
| | The Governour's Answer, 613 |
| 19, | Address of the Freeholders and Tradesmen of Easton, in the County of Bristol, to Governour Gage, 613 |
| | The Governour's Answer, 614 |
| 20, | Letter from a Gentleman in Bristol, England, to his friend in Philadelphia. Publick opinion in England strong against America. No-thing but firmness on the part of the Americans will ensure them the victory, 614 |
| 20, | Letter from Governour Gage to the Earl of Dartmouth. Merchants have not repeated their attempts to comply with the Port Bill, with the spirit he hoped for. Some disaffected persons in Charlestown, have sent some Rice for the support of Boston; and a few Sheep have been sent from some other places. When the Congress assembles, the Boston Faction will probably pay the other Colonies the compliment of taking their advice. The virulent party at New-York is routed. Philadelphia is moderate. The Fast Day appointed by the Faction was kept as generally in Boston, as if it had been appointed by authority, 615 |
| 20, | Meeting of the Freeholders of Hanover County, Virginia, 615 |
| | Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Stafford County, Virginia, 617 |
| 21, | General Meeting of the Inhabitants of the District of Wilmington, in the Province of North Carolina,618 |
| | Circular Letter from the Wilmington Committee to the Freeholders of the several Counties of the Province of North Carolina, 619 |
| 21, | The British American, No. 8, 620 |
| 21, | General Meeting of the Committees of the several Counties in the Province of New-Jersey, at New-Brunswick, on the 21st, 22d, and 23d days of July, 624 |
| | The Inhabitants of New-Jersey are firm and unshaken in their loyalty to the King, and detest all thoughts of an Independence on the Crown, 624 |
| | The claim of the Parliament to make Laws to bind the King's American Subjects in all eases whatsoever, unconstitutional, and oppressive, and we are bound to oppose it by all constitutional means,. 624 |
| | The late Acts of Parliament relative to Massachusetts, subversive of the rights of his Majesty's American Subjects, 624 |
| | The most eligible method to procure a redress of Grievances, is to appoint a Congress from all the Colonies, empowered to pledge, each to the rest, the honour and faith of their constituents, inviolably to adhere to the determinations of the Congress, 24 |
| | General Non-Importation and Non-Exportation Agreement recommended, 624 |