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15ly Voted to provide forty Bayonets for the minute Compay for the Use of the town upon any Expedition and then to be returnd to the Town
16ly Voted that the Offercers of the minute Company be a committee that shall provide forty Bayonets for the Use of the town This meeting Difolved Isaac Gibson moderator Joseph Fox Town Clark
(Seal) Worcefter fs. To Silas Snow Conftable for the town of Fitchburg Greeting
In his majefties name you are hereby required to warn all the free holders and other Inhabitants of the town of Fitchburg Quallified by Law to vote in town meetings to afsemble and meet at the meeting house in Fitchburg on tusday the twenty first day of this Inftant march att one O Clock in the after noon then and their being duly meet and formed to act on the following articles
1ly to chuse a moderator to Govern said meeting
2ly to raise money to repair the high ways for the year Enfuing or act any thing refering their too
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3ly to Chuse a committee to Reckon with Capt Thomas Cowdin the late town treafury or act any thing refering their too
4 To see if the town will raise money for to pay for the bayonets for which their was a Committee chofen to provide said Bayonets at our anual march meeting 1775 or act any thing refering their too as they shall think proper
51y To see if the town will chuse a man to Dig Graves or act any thing refering their too as they shall think proper
6ly to see if the town will difmifs Capt Ruben Gibson as Conftable & chuse sum other man in that part of the town in his rome or act any thing refering their too as they shall think proper
hereof fail not & make due return of this warrant and your doings hereon to sum one of us on or before the above said day given under our hands & seal this sixth day of march and in the fifteenth year of his majefties Reign A D 1775
Joseph Walker Ifaac Gibson
Select
Ebn! Woods
men
for
Phinehas Hartwell Kendal Boutell
Fitchburg
Worcester fs. In obedience to the within warrant I have warned all the free holders and other inhabitents of the town of Fitchburg Quallified by Law to vote in town meetings to meet at time and place as is within perfixt Silas Snow Conftable
[109] At a legal meeting of the Inhabitents of the Town of Fitchburg afsembled March 21st 1775
1ly Chose Capt David Goodridge Moderator
2ly Voted to Raise Eighty pounds to mend the high- ways and that the sum be workt out in the same man- ner as Last year
3ly Voted to chuse a committee to reckon with Capt Thos Cowdin the late town treafury 8
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4ly Voted to chuse Capt Ebn! Bridge one of the Com- mittee to reckon with the late Treafury
5ly Voted to chuse M: Phinahas Hartwell one of the Committee to reckon with the late treafury
6ly Voted to chuse M. Joseph Walker one of the Com- mitte to reckon with the late treafury
7ly Voted that the Select men give the Committee that was chofen to provide the Bayonets an order to draw the money out of the town treafury to pay for the Bayonets the Committee rendering an account
8ly Voted to chuse M: Solomon Steward to Dig Graves
gly Voted that this meeting be Difsolved
David Goodridge moderator Joseph Fox Town Clark
(Seal) Worcefter fs To M: Reuben Gibson one of the Conftables for the Town of Fitchburg Greeting
In his Majesties name you are hereby required to warn all the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the town of Fitchburg Quallified by Law to vote for a Reprefenta- tive to afsemble and meet at the Meeting house in Fitch- burg on Munday the twenty second day of this Inftant may at two O Clock in the afternoon then & their being duly meet and formd to act on the following articles : viz :
1ly To chuse a Moderator to govern sd meeting . .
2ly to see if the Town will chuse one member or more to Reprefent us in a provential Congrefs to be held in the meeting house in Watertown on the 31st day of may In- ftant or act any thing refering their too as they shall think proper
Here of fail not and make return of this warrant unto sum one of us the Subfcribers at or before the day above mentioned given under our hands and seal this 12th day of may and in the fifthteenth Year of his Majesties Reign A D 1775
Isaac Gibson Select men Joseph Walker for Kendal Boutell j Fitchburg
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In Obediance of the within written warrant I have warned all the freeholders and other Inhabatants of the town to meet at time and place
Reuben Gibson Conftable
[110] At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg afsembled May 22nd 1775
1ly Chose M: Joseph Walker Moderator
2ly voted to chuse one member to attend the proven- tial Congrefs
3ly voted and chose Joseph Fox to attend the Congrefs at Watertown
This meeting Difolved
Joseph Walker moderator Joseph Fox Town Clerk
(Seal) Worcfter fs To Capt Reuben Gibfon Conftable for the Town of Fitchburg Greeting-
In his Majefties name and in Obfervance to the Conti- nential and Provential Congrefs Refolves you are here by Required to warn all the free holders and other Inhabi- tants of the Town of Fitchburg that have an Eftate of Freehold in Lands within this Province or teritory of Forty shillings per annum at the least or other Eftate to the value of forty pounds Sterling to Afsemble at the Meeting house in Fitchburg on Tusday the Eleventh day of July next enfuing at three O Clock in the after noon then and their being Duly meet and formed to act on the following articles
1ly to Chuse a Moderator to Govern said Meeting
2ly to see if the Town will Chuse a Man to Reprefent the town in the Great and General Cort or Afsembly Held at Watertown on Wednefday the Nineteenth day of July next Enfuing or act any thing Refering theretoo as they shall think proper
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant to sum one of us at or before the above Mentioned day given under our hands and Seal this twenty ninth day of
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June and in the fifteenth year of His Majefties Reign Anno Domini 1775
Joseph Walker - Isaac Gibfon
Select men for
Phinahas Hartwell Kendal Boutell
Fitchburg
In Obedience to the within written warrant I have warned all the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town to meet at time & place
Reuben Gibson Conftable
[111] Fitchburg July 11th 1775
The town of Fitchburg in Conformity to a preceipt Directed to the Selectmen in sd town by the Provential Congrefs the Town Legally meet and voted not to send by virtue of that warrant
attest
Isaac Gibson
Joseph Walker Kendal Boutall Phinahas Hartwell
(Seal) Worcefter fs to Capt Reuben Gibson Conftable for the Town of Fitchburg Greeting-
In his majefties name you are hereby required to warn all the freeholders & other inhabitants of the town of Fitcburg Quallified by Law to Vote in Town affairs to Affemble & meet at the meeting house in Fitchburg on Tusday the Third day of Oct! next at one O Clock in the afternoon then & their being duly meet and formd to act on the Following articles
1ly To Chuse a Modirator to Govern said meeting
2ly To Raise money to pay the Reverend John Payson his Salury for the year 1775
3ly to Raise money to provide Schooling for the Year Enfuing or act any thing refering their to as they shall think proper
4ly to see what method the Town will provide M! Paysons Wood for the Year Enfuing
5ly To have all persons thats Done Service for the town to bring their acts
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6ly To see if the Town will Raise money to pay all Nefefary Charges and acts brought against the Town or act any thing Refering their too as they shall think proper 7ly To see what the Town will advise to do with Willm Henderfon that now Refides amongst us
8ly To see what method the Town will come into in Refpect to the Towns money & province that remains in Solomon Stewards hands or act any thing refering theirto as they shall think proper
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant to sum one of us at or before the above mentioned day given under our hands and seal this Eigteenth day of Sept & in the fifteenth year of his Majefties Reign Ano Domini One Thoufend Seven hundred & Seventy five
Isaac Gibson [ Select men
Phinehas Hartwell J For the
Joseph Walker Town of
Kendol Boutell (Fitchburg
Worcefter fs In Obedience to the within written war- rant I have Notified all the Freeholders and other Inhabi- tants of sª Town agreable to the within written warrant Reuben Gibson Conftable
[112] At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg afsembled Oct! 3rd 1775 1ly Voted and Chose Deacon Goodridge Moderator
2ly Voted to Raise sixty six pounds thir- teen shillings & 4ª to pay the Reverend MẸ Payson his Salury the Year 1775 £66 13 4
3ly Voted to Raise twenty pounds to be Schooled out the Year Enfuing 20 0 0
4ly Voted yt M! Afa Perry M: John Put- nam M: Elijah Carter M: Ephraim Orfburn & Joseph Fox to be a Com- mittee to provide a School Mafter or Mafters
5ly Voted that the school money be laid out as it was Last year
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6ly Voted to lett out M! Paysons Wood to the man or men that will provide it cheapest
7ly Voted that M! Afaph Goodridge find & provide thirty Cord of Good Wood for the Reverend M! Payson one whole year begining at the first day of De- cemb! next, the wood is to be Corded up at Mt Paysons house according to Law & that the town pay M! Afaph Goodridge for said Wood four pounds six shilling & 8ª
gly Voted and Raised four pounds six shil- lings & 8ª to pay for M! Paysons Wood
gly Voted to pay Doct John Taylor two pounds seven shillgs & 5ª for Repre- fenting sª Town in the Great & Gen- eral Cort in the Year 1774
£2 7 5
10ly Voted & Excepted M! Daniels Put- nums act which is
4 -
£4 17 8
- 13 - pª
14ly Voted & Excepted of Capt Reuben Gibsons act which is
£1 - - p₫
15ly Voted & Excepted of M! Kendol Boutells act which is
£1 16 - p₫
16ly Voted & Excepted of M! Isaac Gib- sons act which is
£- 8 -
17ly Voted & Excepted of Capt Goodridges act which is
£9 10 -
pd
18ly Voted & Excepted of Joseph Fox act which is £12 6 10 1 pd
£4 6 8 pª
11ly Voted & Raised four pounds seventeen shillgs & 8ª to pay Doct Greenliefs act for Doctoring Mr Bancrofts family . 12ly Voted & Excepted of Joseph Sawyers act which is
13ly Voted & Excepted of Capt Cowdins act for Sweaping the meeting house six months & paying for a Horse to Cam- bridge which is
£0 15 8 pª
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19ly Voted to adjorn the meeting to friday next at one O Clock in the after noon
Joseph Fox Town Clerk
Friday Oct! 6th 1775
meet according to adjornment
201y Voted & Excepted of M: Abraham Ireland act which is £1 2 8 pª
21ly Voted to Raise five pounds to pay Mr Poole for Bording Mifs Hart one whole Year £5 - - paid
[113] 22ly Voted to allow M! Oliver Upton his act which is
£0 6 8 paid
23ly Voted to Except of the Committees act which was appointed to provide Bayonets for the minute Comp! . . £7 16 - paid 24ly Voted to Raise money to pay for the Towns meafures - 11 - paid
25ly Voted to raise One hundred & thirty nine pounds fourteen shillings & 11ª 1q. to pay the acts brought against the Town £139 14 11 1
26ly Voted & raisd Eight pounds to pay Nefefary Charges 8 -
Total Raised £147 14 11 1
27ly Voted that the Select men be a Committee to Joyn with Lunenburg or to do what they think proper with Regard to MẸ William Henderfon
28ly Voted that the Selectmen be a Committee to Set- tle with M! Solomon Steward with Regard to the Towns & province money which Lyes in his hands as they think proper and most for the advantage of the Town
The Meeting Defolved
David Goodridge moderator Joseph Fox Town Clark
(Seal) Worcefter: fs To Capt Reuben Gibson one of the Conftables for the Town of Fitchburg . . . Greeting In his Majeftes name you are required to warn all the freeholders and others Inhabitants of the Town of Fitch-
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burg Quallified by to vote in town meetings to affemble and mett at the meeting house in said Town on munday the forth Day of March next at nine O Clock in the forenoon then and their being Duly mett and formed to act on the following articles
1ly To chuse a moderator to Govern said meeting
2ly To Chuse Town Offercers for the Year Enfuing for said Town as the Law Directs
3ly To see if the Town will Except of Town Roads Laid out by the Selectmen or their order or vote any thing refering theretoo as they shall think proper whent mett
4ly To see what method the Town will provide for Mifs Harts maintainance the Year Enfuing or vote any thing refering their too as they shall think proper
5ly To raise money to mend the Roads and Bridges the Year Enfuing or vote any thing refering their too
61y To see if the Town will vote the Swine to run at Large the year Enfuing under the Regulation of the Law or vote any thing refering theirtoo as they shall think proper
7ly To see if the Town will abate John Mudges Rates or a part of his rates in Phinehas Sawyers List or act any thing refering thertoo as they shall think proper
[114] 8by To bring in their votes for a County Regifter
gly To bring in their votes for a County Treafury
Hereof fail not and make Due return of this warrant to sum one of us at or before the above mentioned day given under our hands and seal this ninth Day of February and in the Sixteenth year of his majestes Reign A D 1776
Isaac Gibson
Joseph Walker Selectmen for
Phinehas Hartwell
Kendal Boutell
Fitchburg
Worcefter fs In obedience of the within written war- rant I have warned all the freeholders and other Inhabi- tants to meet at time and place
Reuben Gibson Conftable
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of Town of Fitchburg affembled March 4th 1776
1ly Voted and Chose Capt David Goodridge Moderator 2ly 3 4 5 6 Voted and Chofe Capt David Goodridge M: Isaac Gibson Mr Phinehas Hartwell M! Jos Walker & m! Elijah Carter Selectmen
7ly Voted and Chose Joseph Fox Town Clark gly Voted and Chose Enfign Jona Wood Town Treafury 91y Voted and Chose Thomas Stearns Conftable for south fide
10ly Voted and Chose William Thurlo Conftable for north side
Conftables 11ly Voted and Chose Ephraim Kimball Jur! & David
Parce
Wardens
lard
12ly Voted and Chose Daniel Putnam & Charles Wil- Tythingmen 13ly Voted that the Selectmen be affefsors for the year Enfuing affefsors
14ly Voted that Benja Jaquith Joseph Walker Jos Downe Samuel Herrick James Poole Jos Fox & Jonathan Boynton . Survaiors of high ways & Collectors of high way taxes
15ly Voted & chose Joseph Spofford & Hezekiah Hodgs- kins
Deer Reves 16ly Voted and
Chose John Carter & Jacob Foster
Firewards 17ly Voted and Chose Nicholas Danforth & Tim. Fullum Hog Reves
18ly Voted and Chose Solomon Steward Sur- vaior of Shingles and Clabbords
19ly Voted and Chose Enfign Jona Wood . Sur- vair of hoops & Staves
201y Voted & chose Jos Adams & Daniel Farwell . Fence Vewers
21ly Voted & chose William Thurlo Sealer of Lother
22ly Voted & chose Joseph Walker Sealer of Weights and meafures
23ly Voted to Difcontue part of a road Laid out Feb- ruary 27th 1773 by the Selectmen begining at the widow
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whitcombes north west corner to Joseph Grays and Oliver Stickneys norwest Corner
[115] 24ly Voted to difcontinue the Road runing from Willm Thurlos house as far as it runs upon sd Thurlos Land towards Benja Jaquith House
25ly Voted that the Town of Fitchburg pay Capt David Goodridge five pounds Six Shillings & Eight pence to board Mifs Heart one whole year and so in proportion provided She should not Live the year out
26ly Voted to chufe a Committee to make a new Bridge or mend the old one upon the Road Leading to Leominfter nigh M! Jonas Kindols house
27ly Voted that James Poole Kendol Boutell & Sam !! Parce be a committee to build the bridge or mend the old one
28ly Voted to Raife sixty pounds to mend the high- ways and that the sam be workt out in the same manner as Last year
29ly Voted that the swine run at Large being Yoked and ringd according to Law
301x Voted to pafs over the Seventh article in the warrant
311x Voted for Regifter of Deeds
321y Voted for County Treafury
331y Voted and Chose a Committee of Corrafpondence by order of the General Cort Confifting of five men (viz) Capt Reuben Gibson Capt Kendol Boutell Lieu! Afa Perry John Putnam & Silas Snow
David Goodridge Moderator Joseph Fox Town Clark
Fitchburg Oct! 27th 1774
* Laid out a two Rod road begining at Ashby Line at a Road Laid out from ashby to Sam !! Gibson Land in sd Fitchburg from thence by marked trees on the Eafterly side of said Rode to Sam !! Gibsons house from thence Southerly on Gibsons Land to M: Joseph Bellows Land to a Crocked beach marcked on the Eaft side of said Rode from thence a crofs said Bellows: Land to m' Jona-
#Caswell road, old location. [Annotation on the margin. W. A. D.]
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then Brooks: and Grimes: Corner then Runing on said line near to M! Brookss house then Turning on Grimes: Land by Grimes: Shop to David Mc Intires north East Corner and Jona Flints Corner
Fitchburg February 29th 1776
Flints Corner as above mentioned is now called Joseph Heart north west corner A two rod rode Laid out from Joseph Hearts North west Corner of his Lot begining at said corner a southerly point Runing a Straight Line to said Hearts old House spot near Phinehas Browns Line so on said to Browns southwest Corner then on the Line betwixt Harts and Herrick to hearts South East Corner from thence Down the Line betwixt Elias Hafkiel and sd Samuel Herrick ye afore mentioned boundres finding one rod Each on their own Land to the County Road the fore mentioned Rode being Laid out for and by the Re- quest of Sam1. Gibson Jos Bellows Jona Brooks Grimes Jos Heart Phinehas Brown of said Town
Laid out by Isaac Gibson Joseph Walker Phinehas Hartwell
Selectmen for Fitchburg
This Road Excepted by the Town if Given
[116] Laid out a two rod Rode by a Committee appointed by the Selectmen of the Town of Fitchburg Requested by Oliver Stikney Joseph Gray & Willm Rider Begining at the Widow Whitcomb: North Weft Corner runing South Westerly fifty two Rods on said Stickneys Land then turning runing westerly forty Rods on Joseph Grays Land to Thos Hiltons Land then turning Runing south ten Deg: West Seventy Seven rods on Thos Hiltons and Jos Grays Land to Abraham Willards Land marked trees on the East side of said Road Jo: Gray finding seven Square Rods and half for his propotion to sª Rode then turning Wefterly ten Degrees North on Abraham Willards Land twenty two Rods to Willm Riders Land
Fitchburg March 1st 1776
Phinehas Hartwell Committee Phinehas Sawyer Ju! appointed for sª Rode
John Carter
This rode Excepted by the town
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The meeting Diffolved David Goodridge Moderator Town offercers Sworn according to Law
Jo: Fox Town Clerk
(Seal) Worcefter fs To Capt Willm Thurlo one of the Conftables of the Town of Fitchburg . Greeting-
In Obfervance of the Colony writ to us directed these are in the name of the Goverment and people of the Maffachufetts Bay to will and Require you forthwith to Cause the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants of the town of Fitchburg that have an Eftate of Freehold in Land within this Province or territory of forty shillings per Annum at the Least or other Eftate to the value of fifty pounds Sterling to Afsemble and mett at the meeting house in Fitchburg on Thursday the twenty third Day of this inftant may at one O Clock in the afternoon then and their to Elect and depute one or more perfons being freeholders and Refident in the same town according to the Number Sett and Limitted by an act of the General Cort or Afsembly to serve for and reprefent them in a Great and General Cort or Afsembly appointed to be Convened held and kept for the Goverment Service at the Meeting House in Watertown upon wednefday the twenty ninth Day of this inftant may
Hereof and to Cause the person or persons so Elected and Deputed by the major part of the Electors prefent at such Election to be timely notified and Summoned by one or more of the Conftables of your town to attend the Goverment service in the Great & General Cort or Affem- bly on the Day above perfixed by nine in the morning
(Seal) Worcefter fs to Capt Willm Thurlo one of the Conftables of the town of Fitchburg . Greeting . .
You are hereby required to warn all the free holders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg Quallified by Law to vote in town meeting [117] To afsembly and meet at the meeting house in Fitchburg on thurfday the twenty third Day of this Inftant may at two O Clock in the afternoon then and their being Duly meet and formed to act on the following articles to it
1ly to chuse a moderator to Govern said meeting
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2ly to see what the Town will Do Conferning Willm Henderfon now at Lunenburg or act any thing refering their unto as they shall think proper
Fail not make return of your doings to sum one of us at or before the day above mentioned Dated Fitchburg May 13th 1776
David Goodridge Isaac Gibson Joseph Walker Phinehas Hartwell
Selectmen For
Elijah Carter
Fitchburg
Worcefter fs in Obedience to the within written war- rant I have notified the inhabitants of this town of this meeting according to this warrant
Willm Thurlo Conftable
At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of Town of Fitchburg affembled May 23™ª 1776 in order to Chuse a Reprefentative accordingly the vote was put to know if the Town would Send a Reprefentative this prefent Year and it pafsed in the Negative
Joseph Fox Town Clerk
At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of Town of Fitchburg affembled May 23rd 1776
1ly Chose Deacon Goodridge Moderator
2ly Voted to Defend the case with Lunenburg with re- gard to maintaining Mr Willm Henderson if their Should be an action comminced by Lunenburg
3ly Voted to chuse a Committee to Defend any action with regard to Maintaining m! Wm Henderfon with Lunenburg
4ly Voted that the Committee should Confist of three
5ly Voted that Capt Thos Cowdin be one of this Committee
6ly Voted that Capt Jona Wood be one of this Com- mittee
7!y Voted that Joseph Fox be one of this Committee
8ly Voted that the above Committee have full power to Defend any action with Lunenburg with regard to M!
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W. Henderson or to Settle with the Town of Lunenburg as they shall Judge best
This Meeting Difolved David Goodridge Moderator Joseph Fox Town Clerk
[118] (Seal) Worcefter fs: To Capt Wm Thurlo one of the Conftables for the Town of Fitchburg . Greeting-
By virtue of a Refolve pafsed by the Late house of Reprefentatives may 10th 1776 to us directed in order to call a Town meeting you are hereby required to Notify the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg and others adjoining to said Town to Afsembly and meet at the meeting house in sd Town on munday the first Day of July next at three O Clock in the after- noon then & their being duly meet and formed to act on the following articles (viz)
1ly To Chuse a Moderator to Govern said meeting . .
2ly To know the mind of the Town that if ve Honor- able Continential Congrefs should for the Safty of the United Colonies declare them independant of the Kingdom of Great Britain that we the inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg will Solomnly Engage with their Lives & for- tains to support them in the Meafure or act any thing refering their too as they shall thing proper when meet
Here of fail not & make return of this warrant to sum one of us at or before the Day above mentioned Given under our hands and Seal at Fitchburg this Nineteenth Day of June
Anno Domini 1776
David Goodridge Isaac Gibson Joseph Walker Phinehas Hartwell Elijah Carter
Selectmen For Fitchburg
Worcefter. fs: In Obedience to the within written war- rant I have warned the freeholders and other Inhabitants of sd Town and these Adjoining to said town of this meeting
Willm Thurlo Conftable
Usg page :0 Fe that the Town Clark copy of the recordvite and send it to the General Carl this meeting Difotod David Gardinge S Moderato, Tough Tax. { down Clock
In Congru July 4 yjb A Toclaration by the Representatives of the United States of america in General Gongrifi afsembled
When in The course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to tifeder in political bands which have connected them with another- and to forme among the Powers of the earth, the deperate and equate itation to which the laws of nature and of nature's God in titler them, a decent respect to the (Opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the Gaufer which impul them to the separation, we hold there truths To be self evident that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life. Liberty and theourfuit of toppings :- That to secure these rights. governments are instituted among). men, deriving their Juste powers from The content of the Governed. that when ever any form of Government becomes destructive of these endy, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles, and Organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall sem most likely to Effets their Safty and Happiness, prudence, indeed, will distate that governments long Established should not be changed for light and Tranfient caufer; and accordingly all Experience hath thewn, that mankind are more disposed to Suffer, while Evils are Sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing) the forms to which they are accustomed. but when a long Train of abuyer and Usurpation, pursuing invariably the same Object, Pinces a design to reduce them under absolute Sipotiom. it is their right, it is their Duty to throw ofsuch government and to provide. new gards for their future Security such has ben the patient Sufferance of these lectomies; and such is now the Necessity which conftrains them to alter their former Systems of Government, the History of the present King of Great-Briten in a History of Repeated injuries and - Usurpations, all having in direct Object the Establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states to prove this let facts be submitted to a candid wird.
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