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8. At the Request of the fee for flere de- Bridge to Je weller the town will make any Ingparry why their este in Relation to Clearing and having the ministry home not been asyst complied with.
19 At the Request of view John spending and denn good andother, to see if the devil love will Build Phool for on the town, Cost, ould ast any thing Ber ching Schooltrung in Said lowen as the town may think best.
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10 bytt the Defier of Thousands pository Jonas Robledo to See if the Town will abate their min der fall for the Project year for the Reason of their being Preaching 1 hirn over !
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them Alve , here of fail not and make Return of this war rant with your downey thereon unto the town Clerk Some time before the Time appointed for land meeting Lated at (hetomford afore the fourteenth Day of February in the fourteenth year of his majesties Reign Annodomini 174
By order of the Select men of Said Chetom ford Have Spunwing Journ Ster
middle fen to: (hetomford marshy 174 In obedience to the within Miten warrant I have warned and Indecoused to warn all the free holder, & other Inhabi . tanti of Said Town, in my ward, Quellique to vote in town affairs, To meet at Tie and Place & for the Purposes within mentioned
Samuel Stevens Crutable for (Letom fort
'Middlefen fr. To Thomay Hutchens one of the Constable, of the Vr." of Chelmsford in the Country of middlefer- greeting In his majishes name you are here by Required for thewith la warn all the free holders and other Inhabitants a Had Townfin your ward, Varfully Qualified to vote in Town offering to a fromble at the meeting House in Chelmsford affare Jon monday the Seventh Day of march next at nine of the stars in the forenoon, Then and their to make Choice of all Your. offices of the Now Directs to Serve this Town the year Coming,. D'y To Grant Such Som or Sum of money as Shall be thought needfule for the Support of the Gospel miniftry and for the Defreying the other Nuepary Charges writing within the Laid Down the year Gowany, and to act any thing the preceding the Same that the Said Down may think best !!
39 To agree and not in what part or Parts of the faid on the Grammar School or other School, Thats be Keep! the year Ordning and to and any thing in that afferr that the Town may think Proper .
14 % Consider and vote what method Shall be taken for umening and Repairing the Highway in dad Town the Year forming. To See if the Town will vote that Swine Shall you all Karge within the laid down the year Enfring. 6-4 To See if the Town will vote that the County Tar if ... there be I Shall be laid out of the Mid Town Treasurey His year Enjuing.
7- To see if the Town will appoint. Some fit Person or Persons to Take Care & Provide firewood for the Realm. Ebenezer Bridge the year lowering, and to aid any thing in that affair that the Said Town may Think Proper. 8 At the Request of the Rev mr Ebenezer Bridge To Je ws the The Sown will make any Inquiry why their vote is Relation to the ministry, have not been ar got Complidarin. 14) At the Request of quest non purline, Jean flerede Good and others to See if the faid Than with (Burde fiko houses on the Down just or to out any thing Mask. school houses in Jail town, as the town may find Gest. 10kg. At the Desier of thomas Frau Ding antes
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and others To See of the Town will abate their manader Rate for the Present year for the Reason, of their hiring Beachand A many them selves ; here of fail not and make Return this warrant with your Doing there on unsito the dawn Park Some Time before the Time appointed for Sind meeting ; Dated at Chelmifore a fare care the fourteenth Day of hebentry in the fourteenth year of his majesher Rings AnnoDomini7/4 By order of the Fleetmen of Said Chelmsford David printing or fir
middlefer po: Pretomiford marchy : 174
In a science to the within Writer warrant I have warned & Indeavoured to warn all the free holen & and other Inhabitants of Said Town in my was, - Qualified to vote in Town aferry To meet at Time. and Place of for the Purposes within mentioned
Thomas Hutchens? Contable for Chetom ford
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Chelmsford The Greenery 128 1774 At a meeting of the Selectmen it was order that Cap. Oliver. Barron Town treasurer Should pay out of the towns money. To Benjamin Spending the following forms viz for Getting five lords of five wasd for the Rev. or Ebenezer Bridge The Sum of one pound ten Shillong, - # 1: 10:0 To Benjamin Spending for three Days work githing wood for the wid Ruth Button , and one half Day of oxen Six Shilling and four pense & three far thing.
to: 6:4:3 By order of the Slutmen David Spui in Town (Cer Thetomford February 28: 174
At a meeting of the Selection it was ordered that Cap. Oliver Banen Town Treasurer Should try out of the Towns money To Josiah Blod for Keeping Jefe Cory from the Sixth Day of October Last to the deverthe Day of January Lust the Jam of one pour Eight Shillings 21:8:0
Byorder of the Schermen David Spending, Town fler
Chelmsford march 4 1711
at a meeting of the Selectionen it was ordered that (apt oliver
Barron Town Treasurer Should pay out of the Town, money do mir" John minutt Constable for ?Chelmsfordon the year 1771 for the Town & Provence Kater of Reuben Cory, The Sum of ton, Shilling. & Ven gence!
20: 10:10:1 By order of the Siletme. David Spuntoing Town (Per
Chelmsford march 4: 174 Then the Selectmen Examines Companii the orders Drews on Capt oliver Barron Town Treasurer in the year Past and pust up the Name of four that their Still Remained in the sand Treasurer hard, of the Town, money not as yet ordered of from live ... the Sum of Fifty pounds Eighteen Shilling & fine pance and fim farthing to Balance the accounts the Said Treasures had orders to Више. From Excepted. £50:18:52 Befinder two notes of hand of Benjamin Byam Dawid Spending the one is one point fifteen Thill my & two pence, the other in Eleven Stilling vone pony \ Je seph Wanneer, one Note of hand of Doncel Duddy of ond minst Lebulun Spanking pound four Thill ings & three pence. one note of hand of ISaw Inent of nine Shilling of Eight pence & Two for things ? which arenot Record in fand Balance but you avenue over & above the Score for the Tai Jowan, aje
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. It an annual Town meeting of the freeholder & other Inhabitants of the Town of Chernfor, Lawfully Qualifier To vote and RequerCurly assembled at the meeting House in Sehrfor afore Saw the Seventh Day of march - Annodomini 174 voted for Grant furyman Jacob Howard. voted for County Treasurer.
Then the meeting was Regulated.
voted for Moderator od Sampson Stoddard.
voted To Chase fine Selectmen. voted for Selectmen, first David Spending. Second (ap! Oliver Barron, Thin Joseph Warren, Fourth John Minott. fifth Lebulun Spending.
voted for Town Clerk David Spaning. voted the Selectmen assessors, voted the Schutmen over fears of the Poor
voted for Town Treafurer Cas! "Oliver Barron. cold To allow Caps! Oliver Barron one point for starving as Town Freesiner.
Gold for Constable for the South End Josiah Parkhurst. seted for Constable for the North End Jonathan panding ? oto that the Remaining Part of the Business of this meeting be Transacted by nomenation & hand vote.
voter To Chuse two Hardeniers.
voted for Wardeners Benjamin Parker. Joel Barril. voted for Vything men Lebulun Spewing Jon- Joseph Emerson. voted for Serveyour of highway I face Warren, Jonathan Robbery. Johnmanifield, Nathaniel Hutcherson, William (cires ; Samuel 1 Lewis, Nathaniel Farrar, Robert Spending. voted for Jeme viewers William Prostor, Simeon Barrit, Philip Parker, Simeon ABCodjet, voted for field rivers Josiah Richardson, Ephraim Parkhurst. Thomas Hutchens, Christopher Barrit. (Carried for mm )
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voted for Serveyours of Board , & Timber . "Jame Parker , Josepti Vylorhin, John means. Gold for Seer Keves Abel Speiling, John Byam. voted for ogreves Azariah Proctor, Jonathan Parker Philip Porkhorst" Binjamin Butterfiel,
- voted for Sealer of Leather Joseph Generson.
vold for To Prevent the Defriction of fish in merimick & (oneor ) (River John Koffers, Enf" Jonas Kotten.
vole for Serveyour of Meat and flower, Josiah Fletcher.
voted for Teater of Weight, & measures. John Minor.
Granted by vole the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds for the Support of the Gospel Ministry I for Defraying the other Necepary Charges arifeing in Paid Town the year Growing vold that the Grammar School and other School Shall be
Kept in Said Town in the Same manner in the year Ensning as in the year Past .
voted That the Highways Shall be amended & Repaired in the Samemanner in the year Growing us in the year Past.
upon a motion made of Seconded it was then Put to vote to See if the Town will Reconfier the vote Reflecting the Highways and it Have. in the affermitive.
sted That the Highway Shall be amended & Repaired by a Rate in the year injuring and that the Kale Shall be Committed into the Constables Theds, to Collect and that the Serveyours Shall have Particular Lift Delivered into their heads, and all those Persons that Shall work out their Rate according to the Serveyour order Shall be Discharged by the Faid Constable, all others to be Collected by Said Constable and Returned in to the Treasury of Said Town for the Said Town ofe, and that the faid Rate Shall be made by The Last Invoice in the year Past.
Granted by vote the Sum of Eighty Pound, for amending of Repairing the highways in Paid Town the year Ensuing · cole That wine Thule goe at Large within Said Town the year Sch .
vold That the County Jansif any there be, Shall be paid out of Towns Treasury the year Growing
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voter That mr. Samuel Parham, Sea" Haron Cham berlin and in? Samuel Haven, un That's be a Committe to Provide
five wood for the Rave m? Ebenezer Bridge the year Enowing. upon a motion made I Seconde it was then Put to vote To be if the Town will Continue the article Reflecting Clearing the munifry, to the next may meeting could not to Continue the Article Reflecting, the lakering the miniftry to may meeting
voter not to act on the article Reflecting Clearing the ministry. upon a motion made & Seconde it was the Out to vote " to die wether the Town will cut upon the article Refusion. Building School Houses, in Said Town, & it Pafed in the Negative- upon a motion made & Seconded it was then Put to vote to See whether the Town will abate the minister Rates of Themen Spewing, Jonas Robben & others for the Present year by Rewari of their hiring Preaching among them Jeluces, and it Pasisin the Negative. Then the meeting was Dismint?
Jumpson Stodand modern Recorded by David Sporting Town fler
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Chelmsford march within itt a meeting of the Selection it was ordered that jap! oliver Barron Tolon treasurer Show pay out of the lowm mong the following Jury vin To Simeon Burrit for one month. Keeping a Writing School & finding his own Board the Sum of two pounds one Shilling of four pence £ 2:1 9 To Joshua know for making a Corfin for John Barril Sin Stilling, - Zo: 6:0:0 By order of the Selectmen Davit Spanking Town fler Chelmsford march 11: 1774
At a meeting of the Selectmen it was ordered that cap! oliver Barron Town treafurer thous pay out of the town money To John Roblem Jun" for being Rated for one Poll in the Town Rate in the year Past, not guttable tice. Sum of Eight Shillings & three pence .. Lo: 8.30 By order of the Selectmen David Speciline Town (. Chenonfood march 11: 174
At a meeting of the Selectmen it was ordered that fapt Oliver Barron Town Treasurer Shows. Pay out of the Town money so John Robbers Constable for Sed Town in the year 1712 for the Town Rate of Calit Wright, and Thomas Barn in the Same year. The Sum of fifteen Shilling, & five pense & two farthing, 0: 15:52 By order of the Selectmen David Stranding Town fier. Che infon) march 22: 177/
At a meeting of the Selecterenit was ordered that can! "hiver Bonne Sown Treesuper Should pay out of the town, money the following; Jums, viz, To Josiah Ester brooks for being held for his J'ai". the Province Role in the year i'll nott gitlable the firm of four Shilling
To William Blakedell for being told for the Supporty Gospel ministry in the year Past three Shillings and three peme
By order of the Solestone, David anding Town Car 0'318.
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Chetomford march 25: 1774 At a meeting of the Selectmen it was ordered that (ap? Oliver Barron Town Treasurer Should Pay out of the towns money To Benjamin Prostor for being Rated for one Poll in the Province Rate in the year 1771 not Potable four Shilling to: 4:0-
By owner of the Salutmen David Spending Town Per The Import may 3. 174,
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Barron Jos sa. However Should pay out of the Towns money In The with Either from for beeping Blizabeth Wait three on the Aberth Day of Journamy fast The.
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( he brford may ) : 174
.At a meeting of the Selectmen it was ordered that (ap) Oliver Barron Stown Treasurer Should Pay out of the for money The following sturer Ging to Johan pricing Im for finding house hoome & five wood for the wind dongle, from Hedruth Day of December fust to the Seventh Day of may Insland, the Sum of one pound vone hillary £1: 1:0:0
To Benjamin Goodby the Sum of one point and your child
it being in full of what he was to Receive for Keeping Shearer Cory the Last year Vast according to the agreement made between the Selectmen & Paid forby- 1: 1:00 Syner of the Salutmen David peutrong Town car Chetmiford may 18:19
send by the telefonen Mat . oliver Barron Town heder Shond
Pay out of Town money to the Revenue Ebenezer Bridge for Quarter Salary what weare the Eleventh Hour of The Grecamy cut & filed the Eleventh Day of may instant the Sum of Twenty pound,
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By order of the Selectmen David Granting Town Sen
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on the Day a bone Said John Means were werve before the Salutmen to the office of a Serve your of Board, & Timber March 1:174 Then Josiah Parkhurst, Jonathan Spending 3, Benjamin Parker, Joel Barrit, Lebulun Spanking Jant, Joseph Emerson I Jaar Warren, Jonathern Kobber, John mansfield, Willie. l'eine, Samuel Lewis, Robert Spending, William Prostor Simeon Barril, Simeon Blodget, Josich Richardson, Ephraim Parkhurst, Thomen Hutchins Christopher Barret Sau Parker, Abel Spaulding, John Byam, Azariah Prostor, Jonathan Parker, Philip Parkhurst, Benjamin Butter field, John Robbers, Enps Jonet Robben, Solo
before the Selecting the office, to which they were Anott, were all dworne
Repectively Chosen, by David Spending Town Clark
Drauett march 16:174
mor David Sparewary of Chilmotor this Day appeared and was Swore to the faithifile Discharge of his trust in the office of Town Clark for the Town of thetom ford. Where to he is Chosen for this Present year, and that he also made outh that in office of an apresson for Paid - town where to he is Chosen for This Present year that he. woud attend the Duty of his Said offices in all things where to his Said offices according to his best Skill & Judgment- worm before me In! Varnam Justice Entre here by David Spacing Town fler
march 2: 174 Then Oliver Barron Joseph Warren, John : Minott,
and Lebulure Spending, were twome to the faith full Diachance of the office of apresion to which itry were Chosen I before the Volution un march 25: 1774 Then (up. Oliver Barron wave Sworne to the faithfull Discharge of the office of Town Treasurer
wowey 3:1774 Then inthenich Thetcherson were here to the Discharge of the office of a ferver your of highly Then Nathaniel Framar were havne to the may 30 02. 1774
faith full Decharge of the office of Serveyou of high
Apris the 26 1771 Then we the Subscribers met and Brambulates the Town Line
and no Disputes arose Between us
I Jace Trostes Joseph Waren War Potten Debulun Spending
April 25: 174 Iron and the Subscribers met ane is framerates the line Between Chebemford in action und Renewed the hound and no Dispute, arose Between us
Joseph Harren Lebulun Spanking John Sial
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April 25 : 174 on the Day about This is the Subrombem berny appointed to Beambulante the zone & Renew the Board Between the Town of chelmsford und heller , we have Proceeded Beginning at the one Stump with Ciones a bout it, near L'unstable Line um" on to cuton aime and their ware no Disputing of Bonbons
David Spaintings Committe John minor
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Amor Fletcher Committe olivertiater ) Wasford
April 25 : 174 Then the the Subscriber meet in order to Preamburate the dome in Gonew the Down, Between the Town of Chetomford and Donitable and haveing no Record of Said Line ware not able to Proces David Spending John mot Selectmen of Chelmsford & Inmi lable Joseph Danforth Lemuel Perform
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Middelen. P. Je fasion burkhardt one of the Contratos of The temfort in the County free/cor The In his majesty name you are here by hegained for thewith to warn et fire holder, & other Inhabitants of dead town jen y un wrapped for Qualified to vole to wed oprostite at the melting Chelmsford aforet on monday the month day of may forrest) Two of the park in the afternoon, Then & their to flest Sonate one or more meet Persons to force for & My recent the Jose Town in a Great & General fruit or a penalty apporte be to be Concerned heto & hcept for his majesties Services at the dean house in Boston upon theonepay the Twenty fifth any ofmany forrent for the Erfaring year
24 To hear a list of the names of the Person, selected meat By the Selectmen to love for this Town we Pitty favor, and accept thereef if they were fange and to out there on as the Law form. 2 De relating to the Choice of Patty Larry -
Is de of the town will not any thing ofpeking why
The Treasurey of this town with money untill luck time har tha as the money granted for the faid down afe for the Preferat your may he afread and collected, or to est any thing relating there to the Town may think Proper
relating these lo Mal 1 Aly To hear the Commither Report Reflecting the pain of Withrice Bridge and to act any the Town may think Best
5) To hear the Paper Sent from Boston Sharing this incoming on the affair Reporting Tea, and to The me Sentiments of this town thereon if they the (ange, here of fait not Is made Ofetwon of the houseat with your doing, Thereon undto the Town Clerk Some time before the time importe for frid creating 200) at thetford for the thirdday of may in the for both year of his majesties Rein Anno domini 1714
My order of the debuten of Said (Breton fort and from Being Town for.
In obedience to the within hvilen warrant I have warner bei demvores
and for the Purposes within mentioned
Brian for into
fraudes ance of the Consulte of the Mars of Cherm fordin Ine county of de lyon Greeting In his majether name you are hereby Required forthwith to wear n all the freehodom & other Inhabitants of Said Town of an wand) awfully Qualified to vote. To afsemble if the meeting house in (ne werfor) afore on monday the ninth Day of may Currant at two of the Clock in The afternoon. Then of their to Elect & Deporte and more inut Person to service for & represent the Said Town, ... Spect and your if (Count on aprematry, appointed to be Converted, hold and kept for his majesties service at the town haute in Boston upon today the Founty fifth Day of may current for the
My To hier a list of the names of the Person selection out by the Selectmen to Jerue for this Town as Petty Junour, and accept there of if they de fange, and to act thesean as the Law requires returning to the Chance of dethe urer)
auth To the if the Town will not my thing Repeating Supplying The Bearing of his own with money, untill Such trance, the money granted for the Sail town, use for the Present year. - maybe speed and Politics or to ait any thing Relating there to that the Town may think maper 4.1 To hear the Commithier Report respecting the Reparer/ Bilima Bridge, and to act any thing Relating tweets that The town may think Sist.
thing Relating by To hear the Paper, Sent from traton thering their for serving on the offer reporting Jea. and to then the vestame ih of His Town thereon if they see aufe; here of fail not and make Beton of this warrant with your Doing there on unto the town Clerk forma Time before the time appointed for this meeting Cated it Chetomfor afore the third Day of may in the fourteenth year of his majesties By mnie of the Selectmenge Chelmsford twid Spending Town (Bar middle for to: (hetomford mag): 1774. Je reviense to the within writen warrant I have warned
At a Publick Town meeting, of the free holder
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Come by Drwiny out of the Box is woman Count of Plas to be bloom at Contribuye within and for the Guay ?
200 To send a Representative for the Present year
Faced Spending nether
the Business of this meeting
Vold that the kbetween Shoots Borrow the cacchauffeur
the Grain of Bikinis Bridge and to make a At the next fallisk down meeting in And Green
Vold that this Committee Shall Consist of three Voted that not comeon padding, or dones Den 9 Op moje Parker we a formidle for that Pugnale
Voto To Diven the fifth article in the harant to the rest Publiek Town meeting in AD Van
Then the meeting was Du miguel.
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At a very full meeting of the freeholder and other Inhe Bitany of the town of thishal ford may 30: 174, in Consequence of Letters Sent to the Curmitte of frarpendence of this Town, to the Committe of Cropsstones of the town of Boston, Containing matter of as great Importance as ever feroce before a Town meeting Vold mr constru Miliard Dushan moderator
vota mr Jonathan William auster, Cap. oliver Barron, or Samuel Dertien Dad , puding " Benjamin Walther, Dea" Aaron Chambersin, Cap! mose, Pocker, m. Samuel Steven Van
and on' incon spalding be the Commitle of Corporation now that any fine of the same Committe may Constitute a presto The town then Proceed to give their sentiments, It is the - oppinion of this Town, that the regent Day in a Link and Distrafing a Day as this Country ever experienced. prekeep, the a terties of this Land, in no period, from the first Settlement of now there were ever So endangered as at prevent, and when we consider the aspect of the times, not only what has acting taken place, but what we are Immediately threat a with, we must thing that the Question is , wether we sichmit to the armilary thandes Ignoamical will of a minister, or ofing Norge mitad given us by the god of nature, and which it were wireledge to virender, prevent so aufile a pita tophe, And it is extremely af fliting to un to consider, that if we are made flame, I we are to made by a nection, whom we ever gloried in as a parent Siete, whose Honor was Hear to us and to become, whose Reputati, the best, the finest to load of this ( untry has been Spitt, and who over in acquainted with the Cinnaty of comerun must know. Most their never was a time when it was that our conviction to expand Life - Vera une for the device of great Inturn, und when afte. all this waste of Blood & treasure, we found out, taking Place for the Purpose of hanging a Revenue, the Direct sending of which way to content lowery in us and our Posterity, we were willing
walls of to impute it to any after hours, than a Svet Jatenho de coulance, and it has been to the honour of the several towns the Bourne, in their Instructions, and of the house of pacientes times in their proudmy, that they have demonstrated & season on the nature, Lende my and unhappy (consequences of lush cute But thathe Geman frances, there anyoneals have tantoinky Sirequer w. and as this our not Sufficienty ofliving The Capital of the force is actually ruined, by an nat Parigiment which we must Say is as privel, and deversand.
1 as over originated in the Bocast of any esinter in the Borst of times, an out, that not really manier that the, anast as the end prove the Destruction of us all, and are. Consider the temper of the Recent movistar, filing. · Ance in the Present antiament & the Bill he hasbrought in to alter or civel Goverment, we justly fear as forget . a system of Savery is forming for the People ever unhappily
In this Dangerous and crital Situation, after cool and forming Thought these are our contient, that the notion of the light of the parkamount of great Britain, their taxmes. In People for the propose of esusing a fournie is a unconstitutional and which we never will werde to. Gratis without Representation we have no conception of, androme Suppose it to be productive of absolute Slavery, So we moment the Justified in never Submitting to I. we have too many Instances in the Shistory of mankind of the wakeppy oyun Kat attend a Contrary doctrines, when once a people have youd The Right of granting their own money, and para f to exercise this power, when and in what manner he preuve, that moment they become flames. Some was mer free Cd in Consequence of the behaviour, their Estates and wine, a the absolute disposed of the monarch. The Carter of fari CD Bare the dome fight with a partement: Suit facing weloved the f a particular devention lo vaise
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2.2-1 People their freedom.
The present cut reflecting the the sony up the port of Boston, we esteem dangerous a Destructive. If the head of the province in Demolished, we look upon the Consequences on political Sense, it's minions as in a natural. In both Cases the members must Suffer with it, and Considering the Bill, which are now in agitation, we we of oppinion, the Report uut is Like the Bird of nowch, Sent over the waters: "fit find footing here, every other file will certainly follow.
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