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Massachusetts Bay
 Bill for Impartial Administration of Justice in, 111
 Copy of the Act, 129
 Letter from Benj. Franklin to Mr. Speaker Cushing, on Boston Port Bill, 235
 Marblehead Address to Governour,358, '60
 Middlesex to Governour Hutchinson,364
 Governour Gage to Earl of Dartmouth,333, '68 450, 514, 615, '38, 741, '67, '69, '95, 804, '14 880, 950, '81, 1046, '69, 1244, 1634, '98, 1708
 House of Representatives' Answer to Governour Gage, 400
 Council's Address to same, 400
 Merchants and others, of Salem, to same, 401, '24
 House of Representatives, 17th June, 1774, recommend a meeting of Delegates from all the Colonies at Philadelphia, in September, 1774, and appoint Delegates, 421
 £500 voted to pay expenses of Delegates, 422
 Resolutions concerning Boston and Charlestown, and recommend non consumption of Teas, &c., 422
 Worcester Justices, to Governour Gage, 444
 Governour Gage's Proclamation against Boston Committee of Correspondence, 491
 Plymouth Justices to Governour Gage, and his Answer, 515
 Governour's Proclamation of Pardon to Deserters, 555
 Suffolk Justices to Governour Gage, and his Answer, 613
 Easton, Bristol County, Freeholders, &c., to same, 613
 Proclamation of the Governour for Encouragement of Piety, &c., 625
 Governour Gage to Governour Trumbull, of Connecticut, on maltreatment of Francis Green, of Boston—Bissell and others to Governour—Answer of Governour Trumbull, 629, '33
 John Hancock's Commission, as Colonel, withdrawn by Governour, 709
 Proceedings of the People on opening Courts at Great Barrington, 724
 Proclamation of Governour forbidding Meeting at Salem, 729
 Account of above Meeting, 730
 New Council appointed, 731
 Thomas Oliver, Lieutenant Governour, 8th August, 1774, 731
 Proceedings of the People at Taunton, on new Council and Sheriff, 732
 General Brattle to General Gage, "Minute Men,"739
 Worcester threatens Resistance by Arms, 742, '95
 Salem Committee arrested—Admiral Graves threatens Salem and Marblehead, 744
 Middlesex Resolutions, at Concord, 31st August, 1774, 750
 Middlesex, Inhabitants collect in large bodies with Arms, &c.,—advance to Cambridge—resignation of Counsellors—Thomas Oliver, Lieutenant Governour, statement, 762-6
 Governour Gage to Earl of Dartmouth, 2d September, 1774—"Civil Government near its end"—"Nothing can be done but by forcible means,"767
 Suffolk County Resolutions —Committee to call on the Governour, their correspondence, 776 82
 Cumberland County Resolutions—Sheriff Tyng's Declaration—Report of Committee, 798 802
 Resolves of Committees at Boston—807
 Governour Gage, by Proclamation, postpones meeting of General Court, 809
 Provincial Congress, 7th October, 1774, at Salem—constituted out of Members of the General Court and others—Names and doings—publick and secret sessions, 829 53
Massachusetts Bay
 General Court convened in1774, 357
 Governour Gage's Proclamation against their Proceedings, 973
 York County Congress Proceedings, 983
 Provincial Congress, 23d November, 1774, at Salem—Bayonets procured—Thanks to the other Colonies—Delegates to Continental Congress—its Proceedings approved of—Committee to correspond with Canada—Address to the Clergy—Census ordered—Manufactures recommended—Military Tacticks proposed—Address to Inhabitants—Militia Returns to be made, 993-1008
 Motion in Provincial Congress "to take up Arms against the King's Troops," 10th December, 1774, 1039
 Salem, a publication at, speaks of "United Colonies,"1053
 Barnstable Proceedings, 1092
 Marshfield Proceedings, 1177 8,1249
 Worcester Convention, 1192
 Plymouth Selectmen to Governour Gage, 1218
 The Colony and her abettors declared in Rebellion, 10th February, 1775, 1223-5
 Address to the Provincial Congress, 1260
 Reconnoisance of part of the Colony ordered by Governour Gage, 1263
 King's Troops march from Marblehead to Salem, and return—proceedings at Salem,1268
 Provincial Congress at Cambridge, February, 1775—John Hancock, President—Delegates to Continental Congress—Resolves against assisting King's Troops—Committee of Safety—General Officers—Address to Inhabitants—Hampshire and Berkshire Counties ask for Arms—Militia and Minute Men to be enumerated—Warlike Stores to be ascertained—Manufacture of Saltpetre encouraged—Pedlars discouraged—Militia Exercise recommended—Manufacture of Arms—Committee from Connecticut—Committee of Correspondence—Day of Fast and Prayer—Adjourn to meet at Concord, 22d March—Congress met—Preparations for Defence encouraged—Rules and Regulations for a Constitutional Army—recusant Counsellor's names—Stockbridge Indiana enlist as "Minute Men"—new Provincial Congress, if Governour does not call the Assembly—Mohawk Indians addressed—Col Gilbert denounced—Proceedings at Billerica—Army to be raised—Delegates to Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire, on that subject—County Committees—Six Artillery Companies to be trained—Families assisted to remove from Boston—adjourn till 10th May, 1323-66
 Committee of Safety, to procure Army Provisions, 1365
 Committee of Safety, to procure Army Supplies generally, 1366-8
 Warlike Stores for 15,000 Men, 1367
 One fourth of the Militia to assemble, 1368
 Governour Gage's Letter, of 18th January, 1775, to Earl of Dartmouth, laid before House of Commons, 1634
Maseres, Mr., examined in House of Commons on Quebeck Bill, 191
 Agent of the Colony of Quebeck, 1823
Mason's and Dixon's Line, 455, 739
Mayne, Sir Wm., Speech on Address to the King, 1473
 Speech on Supplies for 1775, 1479 84Speech on Address to the King, 1554
 Speech on Bill to Restrain Trade, &c., with the Southern Colonies, 1712
Meredith, Sir William, Speech on Government of Massachusetts Bay, 84

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