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Voted that there be granted to Jonathan Dickinson in Recompence for Land formerly taken for ye Kings Heighway from the Lot whereon his Son Simeon Dickinson now dwells. four Acres and three Quarters of an Acre of Land in the town way north of & adjoining the Lot of Moses Warner in Form following (viz) Beginning at the Rear of the Second Division Lots the whole Breadth of the way being sixteen Rods thence running Westerly Carrying the Whole Breadth of said Way forty six rods two feet and half to Bounds marked & made by the .Comtee and that the whole of the Town Way Lying within the before mentioned Limits be & hereby is discontinued
Voted that the southerly Line of the said town way from said Jonathan Dickinsons Grant westerly hereafter shall beas follows (viz) Beginning at a Stake & Stones in the Westerly Line of Said Dickinson,s Grant and nine Rods Northerly from the Southwest Corner thereof thence running West seven Degrees thirty Minutes north about fifty four rods to a burch Stake & Stones not far South of the Parth thence West forty two Degrees North ten rods to a Stakes & Stones thence West fifteen Degrees & thirteen Minutes North to a Stake Six rods : thence the same Point Eighty two rods to a Stake and Stones in Moses Warners Fence south from Preserved Claps Shop, thence West fourteen Degrees South twelve rods to a Stake & Stones thence west 11 deg South 6 rods to a Stake Markd H.W. & Stones. thence West 30 deg 30 min north 10 rods to a Stake & Stones thence about thirty Rods west 3 deg North to a Stake & Stones in the front Line of the original Lots and that all that Part of said Way which Lies south of Said Line be & hereby is discontinued
Voted that all the Land in Said Way south of the Line aforesaid being four Acres & half and sixteen Rods more than Moses Warner has Inclosed be and hereby is Granted to Moses Warner as a compensation for his original Lot taken formerly in Said Way and which now makes a Part of said Jonathan Dickinsons Grant and for what was wanting in Quantity of Land formerly Granted to him &' which he bought of the Town of Hadley
The Above Votes Paist in District Meeting
Attest . JOSIAH CHAUNCY Moderator Meeting October 30th 1771
Att a Legal meeting of the District of Amherst Holden at the Meeting hous on Wednesday the thirtieth day of october at three oClock afternoon A 1771
Voted as follows (viz)
Voted Peter Smith Moderator
Voted that the Select men be impower! to Draw money out of the Treasury to pay the Necessary repairs of the Meeting hous & School houses
Tes PETER SMITH Moderator
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Meeting Novem' 8. 1771
Att a Legal meeting of the District of Amherst Holden at the Meeting hous on Friday the Eaight Day of November 1771 at two of the Clock after noon, and V'oted as follows (viz)
Voted Simeon Strong Esq Moderator
Voted to take sum further Measurs to obtain an alteration of the Heighway Lately Laid through the third Division to Belchers town through John Billings Lot
Voted Moses Dickinson be an Agent to forward a Petition to Court for the purpus aforesaid
Test. SIMEON STRONG Moderator Meeting December 22 1771
At a Legal Meeting of the District of Amherst Holden at the Meeting hous on Monday ye 24 Day of December 1771 at one of the clock in y' afternoon Voted as follows (viz)
Voted Peter Smith Moderator
Voted to Adjurn to the school hous near the Heartling Stake
Voted that the Courts Com'e Lately Chosen to vew the County rode Lately Laid in the third Division in order to make sum alteration or removal of said rode shall come
Voted to Chuse a Comtee to wait on the Courts Comtre
Voted that Simeon Strong Esq & Peter Smith be a Com": for y purpus above
Voted that the Comtre be shewed acros the East End of the third Division of Lots Leading from Log town to Pelham Rode and also a rode Leading from Noah Dickinsons by De" Jonathan Edwards and thomas Hasting.s to Come in with the New County Rode Near Nath" Pecks
Test PETER SMITH Moderator Meeting January 13 A. D. 1772
Att A Legal Meeting of the District of Amherst holden at the School hous Near Landlord Warners on Monday the thirteenth Day of January A. D. 1772 at Nine of the Clock in morning Voted as follows (viz)
Voted Alexander Smith Moderator
Voted to adjurn this Meeting for the space of one hour and then return to this Place
Voted to Allow two Shillings per Day in Summer for worke & one Shilling & Sixpence per day in fall
Voted to Allow the Bills as they have bin red & Considerd
Voted to Allow the Rew David Persons his Sollery as in years Paist
Voted that the Assesers be impowerd to Asses the money Voted above
Voted to Allow Simeon Stong Esq forty fore Shillings it being money he paid to the Corts Comte for their Services in December 1771
Voted to Take sum Measures to divide the District into two Pearishes
Voted To adjurn this Meeting to the 14th Day of January Current at one of the Clock afternoon
Amherst District Meeting by Adjurnment on Tuesday the 14th Day of January A. D). 1772 one Clock afternoon
Voted that the Select Men be Directed to Preambulate the Line between Hadley and Amherst
Voted to Chuse a Com' to Lay out a Recumpence in Land to Joseph Church for his Land taken for a town way & make a report to sum futer meeting
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Voted that Elijah Baker & Ebenezer Dickinson Jn' be a Comtee for the Pur- pose above
Voted that the School house that is near Edward Smiths hous be removed to the East Side of the Street upon Private Expence and that there be a Comtee Chosen to say wheare it shall stand
Voted that Isaac Goodale Solomon Boltwood & John Billings be a Comtee for the Purpus above
Voted to Make Der Ebenezar Dickinson som allowance for his former trouble in Collecting Alvords Debt
Voted to allow De" Ebenezar Dickinson five pounds for his former Service as above mentioned & Voted
Voted to take sum further measurs for the removal of the County road to Beltchers town
Voted that Moses Dickinson the former Agent Should go the Next Court at Northampton & hear the report of the Courts Comtee
Test. ALEXAND'R SMITH Moderator Meeting March roth 1772
Att a Legal Meeting of the District of Amherst holden at the Meeting Hous on Tuesday the tenth Day of March at Nine of the Clock Forenoon A. D. 1772 Come Into the following Votes (viz)
Voted Alexander Smith Moderator
Voted Seth Coleman District Clerk
Voted Simeon Strong Esq Treasurer
Voted John Dickinson Nath" Dickinson Moses Dickinson Ruben Dickinson & John Billings Selectmen
Voted John Billings John Dickinson Ruben Dickinson Assesers
Voted to adjurn for the Space of one hour and then to Meat at this place
Voted Joseph Dickinson Joel Moody Constables
Voted Eli Parker William Boltwood David Blotchet Joseph Church Surveyors of Highways
Voted Jonathan Cowles Nath" Coleman Fens Vewers
Voted Jonathan Moody Jn' John Nash Jn' Dear Rives
Voted Elijah Baker Daniel Dickinson David Cowles Tything men
Voted Jacob Warner Jnr Timothey Green Jn" Oliver Clap Robert Emmons Ezerah Roode Hog Rives
Voted Joseph Church Surveay of Lumber
Voted Isaac Goodale Sealer of Leather
Voted to Repare the Heighways this year by the Pole
Voted Elishar Ingram Isaac Goodale Asahel Moody Wardens
Voted to Let Hogs run well ring,d and yoked sum part of the year
Voted that Hogs shall run from the fifteenth of May to the tenth of August next Hamperd as above
Voted to adjurn to the 11th Day of March Currant at Nine of the Clock in the morning then meet at this Place
Amherst District Meeting by adjurnment on Wednesday the Irth of March 1772 at Nine of the Clock in the morning
Voted to adjura to the School hous by Landlord Warners
Voted to adjurn to the School hous by Landlord Warners
Voted to adjurn for the space of one hour then to meet at this Place
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Voted that the Select Men Draw Money out of the Treasurey to Pay for Schooling this year
Voted to accept of the report of a Comtee Chosen to Lay out a bit of Land to Joseph Church which is as follows
Amherst March 9th 1772
Att a Legal Meeting on January the 13th we the Subscribers being Chosen a Comter to Lay out sum Land to Joseph Church accordingly we have gon and laid it out as follows
Beginning at the Mill River on the west Side of the way N. then Runing Mt. seven rods & half to a Chesnot Stadel which we Markt H. W then runing south forty rods to a pine Stadel that we marked H W thence Mt. seven rods and half this gives him one acre & seven score rods of Land which we find by the surveyers Plan to be the same in quantity that the town had of him for a highway by us
ELIJAH BAKER EBENZAR DICKINSON Jnr
the Vote taken respecting the Dividing of the Distrect into two Districts or parishes was paist in the Negative by a tie of Votes
Test ALEXANDER SMITH Moderator Meeting April 21 A D 1772
Att a Lagal meeting of the District of Amherst Holden at the Meeting Hous on Tuesday y" twenty first day of april at fore of the Clock afternoon Voted as follows (viz)
Voted John Billings Moderator
Voted to accept of the Jurers as they have bin agreed on by the Select Men Test.
Meeting August 17th. 1772
Att a Legal Meeting of the Distrect of Amherst holden at the Meeting hous on Monday the 17th Day of August 1772 at three of the Clock afternoon Voted as follows (viz)
Voted Josiah Chauncy Esq. Moderator
Voted To approve the Doings of the Select Men in employing M' Gay Bal- lantine to Keep the Grammar School
. Voted to Improve Mr William Guy Ballentine for Six months from his first Entering in the School
Voted to Chuse a Com"" to transact the affaire of schooling for the six month mention.ª above
Voted that Moses Dickins Ley John Dickinson & John Billings be the Comtee above
Voted that the Com'' above Should weight on Mr. William Gay Ballantine & inform him of the Votes of the town as they Stand above &c
Attest JOSIAH CHAUNCY Moderator
Meeting Augst 17th [24?] A d 1772
At a Legal Meeting of the Distrect of Amherst holden at the Meeting hous on Monday y" twente of August 1772.
Voted as follows (viz)
Voted John Billings Moderator.
Voted to Take sum further measures for the removal of the Countey Rode through John Billings Lot
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Voted to Shew the Courts Comtee that is Coming to vew the County rode through John Billings Lot the Rode Call,d the North rode
Attest Meeting January ye 18 AD 1773
Att a Legal Meeting of the District of Amherst Holden at the Meeting Hous on Monday ye ISth Day of January A. D. 1773 at Nine of the Clock in the Morning Voted as follows (viz)
Voted Moses Dickinson Moderator
Voted to Adjurn to the School hous Near Landlord Fieles
Voted to accept of the Bills as they have bin Red and Consider,d
Voted to adjurn for the Space of one hour and then Meet at this Place
Voted that the Assesers be Impowered to Leavey a tax sufficient to Defreay the Debts of the District as they have been paist & also to pay the Revd David Parsons his Salery as in years paist
Voted upon the Petition of Peletiah Smith Jn' and Nathan Dickinson for Damages that they Sustain by the Countey rode being Laid across their Land in the third Division to Chews a Comte to go on the Land and See wheather they Shall have any Damages or Either of them and if any how much and make Report to the Next Meeting
Voted that Moses Dickinson Esq Chauncy and Solomon Boltwood be a Comtee for the Purpus above
Voted upon the Petition of Simeon Strong Esq. to Cheuse a Comtre to see Wheather M' Strong shall have the Liberty of Purchasing a gore of Land before his house as mention in the Warrant (viz) twelve feet wide from Near the Place whear his old Barn formerly stood runing to a point at the west side of his Lot & for what sum and that they make report to the Nex Meeting
Voted Daniel Kellogg. Esq Chauncy, Ins. John Field. be a Comtee for the Pur- pus above &c
Voted to Raise thirtey five Pounds for the use of schooling in the year Insewing
Voted that the Assesers be Impowerd to rais the money mentioned above for the use of Schooling and give auder for the Same
Voted that article of providing for more schooling for Small Children in Inglish Schools Shall Be Postponed to March Meeting
Voted that the Select men Shall waight on Abner Lee for the Performance of his agreement of repairing the Heighway across the Second Division of Lots Near the South End of Amherst till the Laist Day of May Next and if it is not then Repar,d the Select Men Shall auder the Treasurer to Prosecute Abner Lee.
Attest. MOSES DICKINSON Moderator
Meeting March ye Sth A D 1773
Att a Legal Meeting of the District of Amherst holden at the Meeting hous on Monday ye Sth Day of March A D 1773'at Nine of the Clock in the morning Voted as follows (viz) Voted John Billings Moderator
Voted Seth Coleman Destrict Clerk
Voted Simeon Strong Esq. Treasurer
Voted John Dickinson Moses Dickinson Nath" Dickinson Ebenezer Mattoon Ruben Dickinson Select men
Voted Ebenezar Mattoon Moses Dickinson Ruben Dickinson Assesers
Voted Ruben Ingram Simeon Smith Constables
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Voted to Adjurn this Meeting for the Space of one hour and then meet at this place
Voted Nathan Dickinson, Jonathan Smith. Isaac Hubbard Daniel Dickinson, Martain Kellogg Thomas Hastings Surveyers of highways
Voted Martain Smith Hezekiah Belding Joseph Church tything Men
Voted Jonathan Cowles Nath. Coleman fens Vewers
Voted Elishar Dickinson Elisher Goodale, Aaron Warner Jn' Simeon Elmer Joseph Smith Hogreeves
Voted Jonathan Dickinson Jn' Jonathan Moody In' Deer reeves
Voted Thomas Hastings Seler of Leather
Voted that Hogs shall run ring,d and yoke, according to Law from the Midle of May Next to the first of September Next
Voted Martain Smith oliver Cowles Philup Ingram Wardens
Voted to allow five month schooling to Each Quarter of the town in the Insu- ing year in that Part of the year when the Select men Shall Judg most profatable for the Inheabitants
Voted to adjurn to the School hous Near Landlord Fields hous
Voted that the Preambulatry of the Line between Hadley & Amherst Lately run by the Selectmen of Hadley and Amherst be accepted as follows (viz) from the bay rode to the W. M. tree Standing at the Soutwest Corner of John Billings Lot and no further; this being the report of the Selectmen as by them returned
Voted to Allow Peletiah Smith the Sum of three pounds as reward for the County rode Lately Laid a Cross his Lot in the third Division
Voted to Allow Nathan Dickinson Jnr, three pounds a[s] a reward for the County Road Laid a Cross his Lot in the third Division.
Voted to accept of the Report of a Comte Chosen to Set of a bit of Land to Simeon Strong Esq. before his dore (viz) beginning twenty feet wide against where his old barn stood runing to a point against his barn as it now Stands Con- taining about Six Rods apprais," at three shillings
Voted to Allow Nathen Dickinson Jn' Preserved Clap Provence Rate for the year 1771
Attest JOHN BILLINGS Moderator
The Report of the Select Men for a Heighway which is as follows (viz)
Amherst february ye 8th 1773 this May inform that we the Subscribers have Laid a town Rode through Peter Smiths Lot whear on his hous Stands (viz) on the South Side Beginning at the East End of Said Lot, Beginning at a Stake and Stones Runing Westerly two hundred & twenty eaight rods west on Said Smiths South Line Said way to be two Rods in width
MOSES DICKINSON JOHN DICKINSON JOHN BILLINGS NATH'LL DICKINSON RUBEN DICKINSON the above report of the select men for a Rode Voted Attest JOHN BILLINGS Moderator
Select Men of Amherst
The Report of the Select men for a Heighway which is as follows (viz)
Minutes of a highway Laid out by the Select men of Amherst on the flat hills, beginning at a Stake & Stones near the foot of the hill and runing N. 7 deg 30 min Est 19 rods th[en] N. 22 deg Est 14 rods to a black oak stadle then N to deg Et. 25 rods the N. 33 deg 30 min EL. 24 rods to a black oak tree then N. 26 deg East 12
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rods & [half] to a Stake, then North 23 rods then N. 13 deg 30 min Et. 28 rods to a heap of Stones, then N : 10 deg wst. 19 rods & 12 Links then N : 3 deg 30 min W1. 22 rods, then N 5 deg 40 min EL. 15 rods to a heap of Stones then North 44 rods to Shutesbury road said rode to be four rods in wedth
Pr SIMEON PARSONS Surveyer the Above reporte of the Select men for a Rode Voted Attest JOHN BILLINGS Moderator
Meeting April ye 14th. A D 1773
Att a Legal Mecting of the Distrect of Amhearst holden at the Meeting Hous on Wednesday the forteenth Day of April A D) 1773 at one of the Clock after Noon Voted as follows (viz)
Voted Moses Dickinson Moderator
Voted to be at the Expence of twelve month schooling for gramer schooling in the Winter Ceason
Voted to Build two Meetinghouses in the Distrect of Amherst
Voted that Timothey Green Shall have Liberty to fence and Improve all the town way between the front of his lot and the County Rode for the space of two year and then fling it up to Commonage weell seeded to grass
Voted to Exchange Sum of the Highway with Noah Dickinson for sum of his Land
Voted to Chuse a Comtee for the purpus above and that they make Reporte to Sum futer Meeting
Voted De". Jonathan Edwards Daniel Kellogg and Joseph Church be a Comtee for the Purpus above
The Petition of Sundry of the Inheabitants to be free,d from the Charge of Building two Meeting houses (as has bin Voted above) was Consider,d and Paist in the Negative &c
Meeting January 34: AD 1774
Att a Legal Meeting of the District of Amherst Holden at the Meeting Hous on Monday the 3" Day of January 1774 at Nine of the Clock in the Morning and Voted as follows (viz)
Voted Moses Dickinson Moderator
Voted to accept of the Bills as they have bin Red and Corrected and that the assesers be impowered to Leavey a tax for raising the Same
Voted to allow the Rew David Parsons his Salery as in years paist and that the Assesers Leavey a Tax for Raising the Same
Voted to Adjurn this Meeting for the Space of one Hour and then to meet at this place
Voted to Make answer to the Petition of Sundry of the Inheabitats of Amherst and the Citation thereby Sent from the general Court
Voted to Choose a Comte to Draw up said answer and forward the Same to the general Court
Voted Moses Dickinson Levt John Dickinson. Moses Smith Ruben Dickin- son Joseph Williams Eli Parker Ebenezar Dickinson be the Com"" for the Purpus above.
Voted to Leave the Conduct of the affears for which the Comtee [were] Chosen to be Conducted by them as they Shall think best for the Town
Voted to Divide the District of Amherst by an East and west line from the Centre of the Meeting House as it now Stands by a Large Majority
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Voted to Chews a Comte for the Purpus above
Voted , To refer it to the former Comte Chosen to make Answer to the Courts Citation
MOSES DICKINSON Moderator Meeting January 26'h AD 1774
Att a Legal Meeting of the District of Amherst Holden at the Meeting Hous on Wetnesday y" 26th Day of January at Nine of the Clock in ye morning Voted as follows (viz)
Voted Moses Dickinson Moderator
Voted to Choose two Agents to Refer a Petition to the General Court to. obtain the Division of the Distrect of Amherst as it was voted in the Laist Meeting
Voted that Moses Dickinson be one of the Agents above
Voted that Rubin Dickinson be the other
Voted that these Agents be impowerd to Draw Money out of the Treasurey to Defray the Necessary Chardges of S.ª Petition
Voted that the Select Men be Impowerd to give auder upon the Treasurer to Draw out twelve pound of money for the above S,d Agents to Defray their Necessary Chardges of S,a Petition
Voted to Authourise two Men to Make answer to the general Courts Citation in Consequence of a Petition of a Number of the Inheabitans of Amherst
Voted Ruben Dickinson be one of the Agents
Voted Moses Dickinson Be the other
Voted to Chews a Comte of Corrispondence to Refer with the Comtee of Corrispondance in the Town of Boston
Voted Ruben Dickinson Joseph Williams Moses Dickinson Jacob McDaniel Nath" Dickinson be the Comte affore S.ª
Voted that the Com'e. Draw up a Letter for the Com'e of Corrispondance in Boston to Be Red in the Next Meeting
MOSES DICKINSON Moderator Meeting March 14 h 1774
Att a Legal Meeting of the District of Amherst Holden at the Meeting hous on Monday the 14th Day of March A D 1774 at Nine of the Clock in the morning Voted as follows (viz)
Voted Moses Dickinson Moderator
Voted Seth Coleman District Clerk
Voted Simeon Strong Esq District Treasurer
Voted Ruben Dickinson John Dickinson Moses Dickinson Nath" Dickinson Ebenezar Mattoon Selectmen
Voted Moses Dickinson John Dickinson Ruben Dickinson Assesors
Voted Oliver Cowles John Williams Constables
Voted Henerey Jonson Frankling Enos Coleman Gideon Dickinson Jn Edward Smith Tything. Men
Voted To adjurn this Meeting for the Space of one hour and then Meet at this Place
Voted Abner Adoms Nath" Dickinson 3ª Alexand Smith Nathan Dickinson Jn' Noah Smith Timothey Green Gideon Dickinson Surveyers of Highways
Voted to Do Heighway Worke this year by the Pole
Voted that Town Heighways Shall be Put in Repar Equally With the County Rods
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Voted Asael Moody Martain Kellogg Dearrifs
Voted Jonathan Cowles Nath" Coleman fens Vewers
Voted Thomas Hastings Seler of Leather
Voted Moses Cook Jonathan Moody Jn' John Billings Daniel Church Bar- nabas Sabins Samuel Henery Hogrifs
Voted Joseph Church Surveyer of Lumber
Voted Noah Dickinson, Lieut. William Boltwood Isaac Hubbard Wardens
Voted to allow Samuel goulds Bill for Sweeping the Meeting hous and fastening the Dors (viz) {1-0-4
Voted to Chews a Com's to wait upon the Courts Comtee that is to Repare to Amherst to Discide the Dispute respecting the Division of Amherst &c
Voted Ruben Dickinson Moses Dickinson Moses Smith be the Comtee above
Voted to Allow the Comte above a Reasonable reward for their Cervices
Voted to Accept of the Letter of Correspondance Drawn up by the Comtee Chosen ye Laist Meeting to Refer with the Comte of Correspond in Boston as it hath bin Now red
Voted that the same should be Recorded on ye town book &c
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MOSES DICKINSON Moderator
Letter of Correspondence
At a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the District of Amherst in the County of Hampshire on Wednesday the 26th of January Laist, it was Voted that the Letter Received from the Comtre of Correspondance in the town of Boston should be red and Consider, -- whereupon the following gentlemen. vizt. Moses Dickinson Ruben Dickinson, Jacob McDaniel, Nathain' Dickinson, & Joseph Williams were Chosen and appointed a Comtee to prepar an answer at their Next Annual Meeting in March when the following was submitted to the Consider- ration of Said District
To the Respectable Committee of Correspondence in the town of Boston Gent"
We think it needless to Recapitulate all these grievancses Which we suffer in Common with our opprest Brethren and Neighbors. Sufficient to Say that tho we have been Long silent we are not insensible of the oppressions we suffer and the ruin which threatens us or regardlis of the Diabolical Designs of our Mercenary and Manevolent Enemies Foreign and Domestic and are ready not onley to risque but even to Sacrifice our Lives and Properties in Defence of our just rights & liberties at Present we are only Galled not subdued and think ourselves heapy in having such vigilant and faithfull gardians of our rights in the Metropolis on hoom we Can Depend to Call on us in Season to unite with our suffering Countrymen in the Common Cause of America we hope and beg that you will Still Persevere in that most Honorrble & importent Imployment of watching over us with the Same Care and Fidelity which has hitherto Distinguish," & grately Dignified your Char- acters in the Estimation of all who have a just sence of that best of Blessings Liberty & an Equal abhorence of that tame submition which tends to Entail on our Posterrity that worst of Curses Slavery
.Every Avenue to the Royal Ear seems to be blocked up by the gross falsities & Design" Misrepresentations of those from sum of whom at Least we might have Expected better things but there is a King who Cannot be Deceived & who will not be mocked who has pointed out a never failing resource when Petitions & Remonstances. Truth & justice are unsuccessfully opposed to Tironey and Oppres-
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sion falshood & Corruption & when you feel that impulse which will not brook longer Delay, the wisdum of the People will naturally write in the mode of the best Appeal. to which you most Distant Brethren Expect to be summoned unless pre- vent,d by a sudding unexpected & very favourable Chandge of affears. their are whom Justice forbids to live but whom we would spare to Convince the world we Despise their utmost hate & malicious Cunning. the Colonies united are invinciably free & we dout not you are Convinced that the Preservation of that union outweighs every other Consideration and is at Present our most Important Concern. while that is secure we have nothing to fear but may Laugh at all attempts to Enslave us we know of no punishment which Can be Inflicted on those vilens in Exalted Stations adequate to their own reflections & remorse accompany! with our Neglect, Contempt & Detestation but at the same time should think ourselves happier if Everey banefull Noxious weed Could by aney means be Eradicated from this our fair garden of Liberty. we Entirely approve & Concurr with you in every measure hitherto adopted & Conducted & return our gratefull thanks to the People of Boston & the Neighboring towns in a Perticuler manner for the seasonable Indeavours & mandley opposition to prevent the Landing of the East India Com- panys teas which Plan we are Convinc" was artefully Projected to open the gate for the admition of Tyrany & oppression with all their Rapacious followers to Stalk at Large & uncontrol,d to Ravage our fare & Dear bought Possessions. Everey measure which shall appear Conducive to the Publick good we are warranted to asure you will always be approved & support,d by a Large Majorrity in this District and [y?]our Continual Correspondence as Long as you shall think occation requires. meet with Due respect & attention we are in behalf of the District very Respect- fully
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