1775.
Jan. 11, | Meeting of Merchants, Traders, and others, concerned in the American Commerce, at the King's Arms Tavern, London Petitions to Parliament adopted, and ordered to be presented, 1107 |
| | A circumstantial account of the Proceedings of the North American Merchants, held at the King's Arms Tavern, Cornhill, London, 1107 |
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PROVINCIAL CONGRESS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. |
Jan. 11, | List of the Members of the Congress, 1109 |
| | Charles Pinckney chosen President, 1110 |
| | American Bill of Rights, as declared by the Continental Congress, approved, 1110 |
| | Reasons assigned for not stating all the Grievances, (Note,). 1111 |
| | The Association approved, 1111 |
| | Debates on agreeing to the Association, (Note,) 1111 |
| | Thanks to the Continental Congress, for their wise and spirited exertions in behalf of American Liberty, 1112 |
| | No action for any Debt to be commenced, except in certain cases, without the consent of the Committee of the District where the defendant resides, until it shall be otherwise ordered by the Provincial Congress, 1113 |
| | Committees for the several Districts and Parishes, for carrying into execution the Association, and for determining upon applications relative to law processes, 1113 |
| | Regulations in relation to Rice, if the exportation shall be continued after the 10th of September next, 1114 |
| | Committees for exchanging Rice for other commodities, 1116 |
| | The raising of Cotton, Hemp, Flour, Wool, Barley, and Hops, recommended, 1116 |
| | Publick Storekeepers to be appointed to receive and sell Wool, and the Linen, Woollen, and Cotton Manufactures of the Colony. 1116 |
| | The present Provincial Congress to continue until the next General Meeting of the Inhabitants, 1116 |
| | The Parochial and District Committees requested to use their utmost endeavours to obtain liberal Donations for the relief of the suffering People of Boston, 1116 |
| | Deputies to the American Congress, to meet on the 10th of May next, appointed, 1116 |
| | Address to Lieutenant Governour Bull, complaining of the long and still continued disuse of General Assemblies, 1117 |
| | Answer of the Lieutenant Governour, 1118 |
| | Inhabitants of the Colony recommended to be diligently attentive in learning the use of Arms, 1118 |
| | Friday, the 17th of February, set apart as a day of Fasting, Humiliation, and Prayer, and Ministers of the Gospel throughout the Colony requested to deliver suitable Discourses on the occasion, 1118 |
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW-JERSEY. |
Jan. 11, | Meeting of the Council, 1117 |
| 13, | The Governour delivered a Speech to both Houses, 1117 |
| 18, | Committee to prepare an Address in answer to the Governour's Speech, 1117 |
| 24, | Address reported, amended, and agreed to, 1118 |
| 26, | Address presented to the Governour, 1119 |
| | Governour's Answer, 1119 |
Feb. 10, | Proceedings on the case of a Challenge from James Murdock to Lord Stirling, 1121 |
| 13, | Adjourned to March 14th, 1121 |
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Jan 11, | The Assembly meets, 1121 |
| | List of the Representatives, 1121 |
| 13, | Speech of the Governour to the Council and Assembly, 1121 |
| 16, | Governour's Speech read and committed to Committee of the Whole House, 1123 |
| 17, | House in Committee on the Governour's Speech, 1123 |
| 20, | Speech further considered in Committee, 1123 |
| 21, | Further considered, 1123 |
| 23, | Further considered, 1123 |
| | Committee to prepare an Address in answer to the Speech, 1124 |
| | Committee to bring in a Bill for the Support of Government, 1124 |
Jan. 24, | Proceedings of the Continental Congress, communicated to the House by the Delegates, 1124 |
| | Proceedings of the Congress unanimously approved, 1124 |
| | Delegates to the Congress to meet in May next, appointed, 1124 |
| | The Delegates instructed to Disagree to any Proposition in the Congress to give some Colonies more Votes in the determination of Questions to bind the whole, than to others, 1124 |
| 25, | Governour's Speech further considered in Committee, 1124 |
| | Committee to prepare a Petition to the King, praying a redress of Grievances, 1125 |
| 27, | Bill for Support of Government, read, and second reading ordered, 1125 |
| 30, | Address to the Governour read, and second reading ordered, 1125 |
| 31, | Message from the Governour, with a Letter from Colonel Robertson, requesting to be allowed for Sheets furnished the King's Troops, 1125 |
| | Address to the Governour read a second time, considered in Committee of the Whole, amended, and agreed to, 1125 |
Feb. 3, | Petition from a number of Inhabitants of Nottingham, in Burlington County, praying some measures may be taken to settle the Disputes between Great Britain and the Colonies, 1126 |
| | Address of the House presented to the Governour, 1126 |
| | Answer of the Governour, 1127 |
| 6, | Proceedings on the Bill for the Support of Government, 1127 |
| 7, | Governour's Message, received on the 31st of January, considered. Refuse to allow Colonel Robertson's charge of three hundred and fifty four Pounds, seven Shillings and six Pence, for Sheets furnished the King's Troops in this Colony, 1129 |
| 8, | Petition from the Inhabitants of Nottingham referred to the Committee appointed to prepare an Address to the King, 1130 |
| 10, | Proceedings in regard to James Murdock, for Challenging a Member of the House, 1131 |
| 11, | Petition to the King reported and considered in Committee, 1131 |
| 13, | Further considered in Committee, agreed to, and ordered to be signed by the Speaker, 1132 |
| | Speaker permitted to enter his Dissent to the Petition, on the Journals of the House, 1134 |
| | Adjourned to March 14th, then to meet at Burlington, 1134 |
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CORRESPONDENCE, PROCEEDINGS, ETC. |
Jan. 11, | Letter from Connecticut to a Gentleman at New-port, in Rhode-Island. The whole Militia of the Colony ordered, to train, and a quantity of Powder and Lead to be provided. The time is near when we must gird on our Swords; the united Forces of America will be able to withstand all the Troops England can spare, 1134 |
| 12, | Resolutions adopted by the Committee of Darien, in Georgia, 1135 |
| | Association of the Freemen, Freeholders, and In-habitants of the Province of Georgia, 1136 |
| 13, | Meeting of the Freeholders of Charlotte County, Virginia. Committee of Observation appointed, Proceedings of the Committee, 1138 |
| 13, | Letter from Hartford, in Connecticut, to a Gentleman at New-York. The Governour and Council met on the 4th, and have ordered Powder and Lead to be purchased at the publick expense; and the Militia is mustered every week. Nothing but a spirit of Independence would suffer matters to be carried to such extremities, 1139 |
| 15, | Letter from Bristol, in England, to a Gentleman in New-York, 1139 |
| 16, | Meeting of the Inhabitants of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Committee of Observation appointed. The Committee authorized to elect Delegates for the County to the Provincial Congress, and to nominate a Committee of Correspondence. Every person in the County who shall refuse to contribute for the |