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The above was pd pr William Watson Esqr & Ephraim Spooner it haveing been layd out to purchase a Quantity of Pork that they used for victualing the Soldiers Quarterd In this town. By orders Drawn on the Town Treasur for the sums chargd on the other side as Below viz :
in favour of Mr Lemuel Morton for 12 0 0
in favour of Ephm Spooner for 3 0 0
in favour of Mr Jo. Bartlett Junr for
2 16 0 [339.] At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth ye 24th of May A D 1775 Voted unanmiously not to choose any Person or Per- sons to serve for & Represent this town at a Great & Gener-
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all Court appointed to be held at the Court house in Boston on the 3Ist of May Instant.
Then made choice of John Cotton Esqr Moderator. Then unanimously made choice of The Honourable James War- ren Esqr & Mr. Isaac Lothrop to Represent this town at the next Provincial Congress to be held at the meeting house in Watertown on the 3Ist of May Instant.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth June 5th 1775.
Thomas Mayhew Esqr chosen Moderator, William Wat- son Esqr was chosen Selectman in the room of Mr. Benja- min Rider Deceasd.
Then made choice of Deacn Jonathan Diman
Mr. Samuel Jackson
Mr. Andrew Croswell
& Wr. William Weston as an ad- dition to the Committe of communication & Correspondance for this town & that seven of sd Committe the chairman be- ing one shall be a Quorum of sd committee.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Monday ye 27th of July A D 1775. The Honourable James Warren Esqr was chosen to represent this town in the Great & Generall Court appointed to be held & kept at the meeting house in Water- town the 19th day of July Instant.
Then voted the money raised the last year for repairing the roads in this town be applyd to the other needfull charges of the town it not being needed for the woods as aforesaid.
Then voted & made choice of Deacn John Torrey, Mr. Samuel Jackson, Mr. Stephen Samson, William Watson Esgr & Ephraim Spooner a committe to repair to Monk's hill so called & If they think Proper to erect a Beacon there- on to be an alarm to the neighboring towns in case this town should be attacked by their enemys.
[340.] At a meeting of the town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held in the Court house in Plimouth July 3Ist I775. Thomas Mayhew Esqr chosen Moderator. Then voted to choose a committe of 24 persons to make Dilligent Enquirey if any Person in this town shall shute at fowls of any kind & If any one Does they to return their names to the town & the town to Direct what they think Proper to be Don in that Case & accordingly made choice of
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Messrs Silvanus Bartlett
Amaziah Churchill
Deacn Elisha Holmes
Samuel Jackson
Benjamin Rider
Silvanus Harlow
Phillip Leonard
Stephen Samson
William Clark
William Weston
William Clark Junr
Job Cobb
William Warren
Jacob Taylor
Robert Finney
John Cobb
Nathaniel Morton Junr
Elijah Dammon
Jesse Harlow
Samuel Nick : Nellson
Eleazer Churchill Junr
& Joseph Rider
Jesse Churchill
a Committe for that Purpose.
Then voted to choose a Committe of 5 persons to Enquire the Price & Quantity of Powder that may be needed in this Town they to report at the Adjournment of this meeting, and accordingly made choice of Mr. Ephraim Cobb, Thomas Mayhew Esqr, Mr. Silvanus Bartlett, Mr. Ichabod Holmes, & Jeremiah Howes a Committe for that purpose. Then this meeting was Adjourned to Monday ye 14th of August next, to 3 a clock in the afternoon.
At a meeting of the town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held in the Court house in Plimouth ye 14th day of August by Adjournment from the 31st of July last.
Voted the town will Purchase all the Powder in town that Mr. Corban Barnes & Capt Samuel Ellis brought into it from the West Indies Excepting so much as the Proprietors their- of need.
Then voted this town will Direct that all such Persons that will contrary to the vote of this town shute at fowls of any kind till further order of this Town shall have their fire arms taken from them & they reputed as notorious offenders, and have their names entered on the towns book accordingly.
Then voted & made choice of
Messrs Ephraim Cobb Samuel Cole Andrew Croswell Junr
a committe to open some of the towns powder & dispose of it to such persons & at such a Price as they think Proper.
[341.] At said meeting the Committe appointed by the Committe of Correspondance for this town to engage a num- ber of Persons to take care of the Battery & the Guns thereto
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belonging in this town haveing Procured a number of Per- sons to do sd business laid their names before the town for their approbation & allowance, said persons were approved of by the town, they were [The names do not appear in the Records .- Ed.]
At a meeting of the Town of Plymouth Legally assembled & held in the Court house in Plymouth Septr 25 1775.
Thomas Mayhew Esqr chosen moderator. Then voted to choose a Temporary clerk by reason of the necessary ab- sence of the Town Clerk, according made choice of William Watson Esqr clerk for the present meeting.
Then voted to Adjourn this meeting to Monday the 2 Day of October next at three a clock in ye afternoon; to which time said meeting stands adjourned.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally Assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Tuesday ye 7th of Novr 1775, Deacn John Torrey chosen moderator.
Then this meeting was adjourned to Monday ye 13th of Novr Instant to 3 a clock in the afternoon.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Novr 13th 1775 by Adjournment from ye 7th Instant.
Voted to Raise the sum of three hundred pounds Lawfull money to Defrey the charges of the town the Currant year.
Then voted that the surplussage of the taxes this year shall not exceed twenty pounds Lawfull money. Allso voted the town & county tax shall be boath made together in one & the same bills the presant year.
[342.] At said meeting voted to choose a committe of five persons to make Enquiry whether they can get any Per- son or Persons to keep the poor people that are now sup- ported by the Town & at what Price or any part of them allso to Give their Advice to the town what is best to be done respecting them, And then made Choice of
Messrs Silvanus Bartlett Stephen Churchill Thomas Jackson Zacheus Bartlett & James Doten to be said committe.
Then voted the Committe Abovesd make Enquiry of Mrs. Mary Donham & know on what terms she will sell her wood lott neere where the new Pest house stands & report to the town what they think Proper for the town to do in the Premises.
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Then voted the Honourable James Warren Esqr & Deacn John Torrey be a committe to Petition the Generall Court to Grant Liberty to this town to choose a Collector or Col- lectors for the Presant year we haveing neglected doing it in March Last as by Law Directed. Then this meeting was Adjourned to Monday the IIth of Decembr next.
At a meeting of the Town of Plymouth Decr IIth by ad- journment from ye 13th of Novembr last.
Voted that the committe for Enquireing Respectg the wood lott of Mary Donham & the support of the Poor in this Town be Desired to Report at the Adjournment of this meeting.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to Monday Decr 25th 3 a clock P. M.
At a meeting of the town of Plimouth Decr 25th by ad- journment from the IIth Currant, Deacn John Torrey the Moderator being absent Doctr William Thomas was Chosen Moderator for the day.
Then Voted & made choice of Messrs Silvanus Bartlett, Zacheus Bartlett, James Doten, Thomas Jackson & Seth Morton a Committe to Procure subscription for the support of the Poor viz : Endeavour to Get some persons to lend the town some money for that purpose, they to make report to the town at the Adjournment of this meeting.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to Monday ye 8th of Janry next to 3 a Clock P. M.
[343.] At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth at the Court house In Plimouth Decembr 25th A D 1775.
Doctr William Thomas chosen Moderator. Then Voted to allow Mr. Joseph Crocker* our late school master Intrest for what money this town owes him from this day till It's paid.
At a meeting of the town of Plimouth Janry 8th 1776 by Adjournment from ye 25th of Decembr last.
Voted to buy the wood lott belonging to Mrs. Mary Don- ham where the new Pest house stands suppos'd to be about ten acres & to Give her eighteen Pounds Lawfull money for the same. Then voted & chose Deacn John Torrey, Mr. Stephen Samson & Mr. Ichabod Holmes a committe to pur- chase said lott for the town & in ye Town's Behalf to take a Deed & Give security for the money. And to make report to the town at the next town meeting.
* Joseph Crocker graduated at Harvard in 1774, and died in 1797.
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At a meeting of the town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Monday ye 15th day of Janry 1776 Deacn John Torrey chosen Moderator.
Then voted & made Choice of Messrs Silvanus Bartlett, Jonathan Diman & Stephen Samson a committe to hire a Collector or Collectors for this town for the year 1775 on the best terms they can & make report to the town at the Adjournment of this meeting. Then voted and maid choice of William Watson Esqr, Mr. Stephen Samson & Mr. Sam- uel Jackson a Committee to wait on the Revd Samuel Bald- win with the thanks of this town for his Ingenious & Learned discourse delivered in this place on the 22nd day of Decembr last Being the Anniversary of the landing of our fathers in this Place. Then this meeting was Adjournd to Monday ye 29th Instant 2 a Clock P. M.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally Assem- bled & held at the Court house in Plimouth Janry 29th Anno Domini 1776 by adjournment from the 15th Instant.
The Committe Chosen to procure a Collector for 1775 Reported they had hired Mr. Stephen Samson to do said bus- iness for the sum of Fifteen pounds Lawfull money, Said Samson appeared in town meeting & manifested his willing- ness to do said business for that sum & if any person would do said business for less money they were willing. Ac- cordingly the same was put up to sail to the Lowest Bidder and after several bidds made
[344.] by divers persons it was struck off to Mr. Stephen Samson for the sum of eleven pounds ten shillings Lawfull money more than the commissions of 12d pr pound as Voted at March meeting.
Then made choice of sd Stephen Samson Collector for the whole Town Except Manument ponds Precinct.
At a meeting of the town of Plimouth Legally Assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth January 29th D D 1776. Deacn John Torrey was chosen Moderator. Then Voted & made choice of
Majr Thomas Lothrop Mr. Nathl Lewis
Capt Thomas Nickolson Mr. Thomas Jackson
Mr. Samuel Harlow Capt William Weston &
Mr. Stephen Samson
a committe to make Experiments & find out the easiest
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method to make saltpeter & to report to the town what they think Proper for this town to do in that affair.
Then Voted & made choice of William Watson Esqr, The Honourabl James Warren Esqr, John Torrey Esqr, Capt William Weston & Mr. Stephen Samson a committe to con- fer with the Neighboring towns of Kingston & Duxboro & Desire them to join with us in Petitioning the General Court to build a fort on or neere the Point of our beach for the Defence of this town & harbour or Grant us such other as- sistance as they shall think Proper.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to Monday the 12th day of Febry next to 2 a Clock afternoon.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth at the Court house in Plimouth on Monday ye 12th Febry 1776 by adjournment from ye 12th Instant, Voted & made choice of the Commit- te Abovesd viz :
The Honourable James Warren Esqr, William Watson Esqr, John Torrey Esqr a committe to join with the Com- mittes of Kingston & Duxboro to Petition his Excellency Generall Washington Desireing him to assist us to build a fort for the defence of this harbour at said place as he shall think best.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to Monday ye 26th In- stant to 3 a Clock P. M.
[345.] At a meeting of the The Town of Plimouth Leg- ally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Monday ye IIth March A D 1776, John Torrey Esqr chosen Moderator.
Ephraim Spooner chosen Town Clerk & sworn pr John Cotton Esqr, John Cotton Esqr, Thomas Mayhew Esqr Doctr Nathaniel Lothrop, Mr. Silvanus Bartlett & Mr. Eleazr Stephens chosen selectmen.
John Cotton Esqr, John Torrey Esqr & Mr. John Black- mer chosen Assessors John Cotton Esqr & Jno Torrey Esqr were sworn pr Thomas Mayhew Esqr.
John Cotton Esqr chosen Town Treasurer & sworn pr Esqr Mayhew.
Then the Proclamation of the Generall Court Respecting the Scituation of this Colony & America being Invaded by our Enemy's and for the reformation of manners was read.
Then voted to keep the same number of schools & under the same Regulations as the last year, Giveing liberty to the
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neighbourhood of Isaac Jackson if they keep a school for the Instruction of Chilldren to Draw out of the town treasurey two pounds thirteen shillings & 4d to Defray the Expense it being the usual sum the town paid that neighbourhood for school. Then the votes for a County Treasurer & County Register were seperately brought in & seald up in Seperate papers in town meeting by Bartlett Lebaron Constable who took sd votes to Deliver to the Court.
Then made choice of the following persons on Commit- tes to supply the several schools in town with suteable schoolmasters &c viz :
The Honourable James Warren Esqr, Deacn John Torrey & Capt Elkanah Watson to supply the Grammer school.
Messrs Benjamin Cornish Junr, John Blackmer & Israel Clark to supply the school in the Center of Manument Ponds.
Messrs Eleazer Ellis & Seth Mendall to supply the school in their Neighbourhood.
Messrs Ezekiel Morton, Ebenezr Bartlett & Phillip Leon- ard to supply the school at Eellriver.
Messrs Ichabod Holmes, Nathl Morton Junr, & Samuel Bartlett to supply the school at Wellingslee.
Messrs Theophilus Cotton Esqr, Ebenezer Nellson & Eli- jah Dammon to supply the school at the North End the Town.
Messrs Isaac Jackson & Benjamin Lucas to supply the school at the West End the Town.
[346.] At sd meeting Voted the Collector the same Pre- mium & on the same condition as the last year.
Then voted & made choice of Colo Theo Cotton, Mr. Sil- vanus Bartlett & Ephraim Spooner a committe to hire a Col- lector or Collectors for the whole town excepting Manument Ponds Precinct. Thomas Ellis chosen Constable.
Then voted & made choice of
Messrs John Torrey James Doten
William Weston
Nathaniel Morton Junr
Thomas Mayhew
Nathaniel Lothrop
Andrew Croswell Junr
Jonathan Diman
James Drew Theophilus Cotton
Thomas Lothrop
Silvanus Bartlett
John Cotton Esqr
a Committe of Correspondc &c.
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Messrs Theophilus Cotton, Thomas Lothrop & John Cot- ton Esqr for Reason's Desired to be excused from serving on said Committe & The Honourable James Warren Esqr, William Watson Esqr & Capt Elkanah Watson were chosen Committe men in their Room.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to ye 25th Currant to 3 a Clock P. M.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth at the Court house in Plimo the 25th day of March by Adjournment from ye IIth past. The Weather being Cold & but five people Ap- peared Therefore the Meeting was Adjourned to Monday April Ist to 2 a Clock P. M.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth legally Assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Monday the 25th March 1776 for the Choice of Jurors.
Messrs John Waterman & Nathl Shurtleff were chosen to serve on the Grand Jury for the year Ensuing.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth the Ist day of April 1776 by Adjournment from ye 25th of March last.
Messrs Zacheus Bartlett, Theophilus Cotton, Thomas Lo- throp, Stephen Churchill, Phillip Leonard & Benjamin Cornish chosen surveyors of the Highways.
Then voted not to take any Alewives in the town brook for sail the Presant year, And not above two hundred bar- rells in the brook runing out of half way pond.
Then voted & chose Mr. Ezekiel Morton & Mr. William Warren a committe to take care of Eellriver herring brook.
[347.] Messrs Jesse Harlow, Silvanus Harlow, Stephen Churchill & James Doten a committe to take care of the Town brook.
Messrs Phillip Leonard, Benjamin Cornish & John Black- mer chosen a committe to take care of halfway pond brook.
Then made choice of the following officers viz :
Messrs James Drew, Stephen Churchill & Thomas Jack- son chosen Guagers of Casks & packers of fish.
Messrs Joseph Rider, Doctr William Thomas & James Harlow chosen Tytheingmen.
Messrs Benjamin Drew & Thomas Spooner chosen Seal- ers of Leather.
Messrs Levi Drew, Solomon Atwood Junr, Stevens Ma- son, Zadock Barrows, Lemuel Holmes, George Bartlett, Wil-
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liam Clark, William Donham, Zacheus Barnes, Ichabod Holmes, Samuel Sherman & James Shurtleff chosen Hog- reeves.
Messrs William Watson Esqr, & Samuel Cole chosen clerks of the market.
Messrs Amaziah Churchell, Thomas Davee, Thomas So Howland, Robert Bartlett, Eleazer Churchill, Thomas Jack- son, Ebenezer Nellson, Jonathan Churchill &Ichabod Holmes chosen Cullers of fish.
Messrs Silvanus Bartlett, Isaac Symmes, Thomas Southh Howland, Zacheus Bartlett, Elijah Dammon, & George El- lis chosen fence viewers & field Drivers.
Messrs James Warren & John Torrey Esqrs, Thomas Jackson, Elkanah Watson & Ichabod Holmes chosen fire- wards.
Messrs Lemuel Drew, Abial Shurtleff, Nathaniel Barnes, James Shurtleff, John Waterman & David Lothrop chosen Surveyors of Lumber.
Messrs Thomas Jackson, Stephen Churchill, James Drew & Lemuel Drew chosen viewers & Cullers of staves & hoops & surveyors of Clapbords & shingles.
Messrs Abraham Howland, Samuel Ellis & Isaac Jackson chosen Deer reeves.
Messrs James Warren Esqr, Nathaniel Morton, Phillip Leonard. Josiah Morton Junr & Samuel Bartlett chosen to take care of our Beach agreeable to Law.
[348.] William Watson Esqr, Doctr Nathaniel Lothrop & Ephraim Spooner chosen a committe to examine the schol- lers to be Admitted into the Grammr school.
William Watson Esqr, Capt. Elkanah Watson & Ephraim Spooner chosen a committe to Procure a sexton & to allow him eight pounds pr year.
Messrs Stephen Samson. Thomas Jackson, Isaac Jack- son, Joseph Rider, Ichabod Holmes, Benjamin Cornish Junr & Seth Morton were chosen a committe to fire the woods in town at a Proper time & thereby Prevent the fire's burning the Lotts of wood in Town.
Then the act respecting the observation of the Lord's days & the choice & Duty of Wards was read after which
Messrs William Harlow Junr, Samuel Sherman, Samuel Battles, Samuel Harlow & Seth Holmes were chosen War- dens.
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Stephen Churchill chosen Constable & sworn pr Thomas Mayhew Esqr.
Then voted the Presant Given the Town for the use of the Poor by Capt Thomas Davis being fifteen pounds Law- full money be paid to the selectmen for sd purpose. And that the thanks of the Town be Given Capt Thomas Davis for his Generosity in makeing said Presant and that Ephraim Spooner be a committe to Present the same.
Then this meeting was adjourn'd to Monday ye 15th In- stant to 3 a Clock P. M.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth ye 15th April 1776 by Ad- journment from ye Ist Currant. The Town met & on ac- count the Admiralty Courts now setting in sd house the meeting was adjourned to the Meeting house in the first Precinct in Plimouth.
At the meeting in said meeting house The committe ap- pointed to hire a Collector. Reported they had hired Mr. Stephen Churchill to be Collector for the Presant year for the sum of fifteen pounds Lawfull money over & above the Commissions usually allowd. Said Churchill came into meeting & Declared his willingness to serve in sd office.
Then voted to give said Churchill said sum of fifteen pounds over & above the Premiums aforesd, he Giveing bonds with sufficiant Suretys to save the town harmless on his account.
[349.] At a meeting of the town of Plimouth assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on fryday ye 9th day May 1776 for the choice of Jurors to serve at the Admrilty Court to be holden at Plimouth ye 15th day of May Instant.
Said meeting was Adjourned to ye 10th currant to 10 a Clock A. M.
At a meeting of the town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth May 10th 1776 by Adjournment from ye 9th Currant.
Messrs John Waterman, Elnathan Holmes, Nathl Carver & Joseph Holmes were chosen to serve on the Jury at the Admirlty court to be holden at Plimouth ye 15th Day of May Instant.
At a meeting of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled & held at the Court house in Plimouth on Monday ye 20th May A D 1776. Voted to choose two Representatives the Presant year.
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Accordingly made choice of The Honourable James War- ner Esqr.
& Isaac Lothrop Esqr were chosen Representatives to serve for & Represent this town at the Great & Generall court to be Convened held & Kept for the service of the Colony at the meeting house in Watertown on the last Wed- nesday of May Currant.
Then John Cotton Esqr was chosen Moderator.
Then voted & Made Choice of John Torrey William Wat- son & Theophilus Cotton Esqr a Committee to Draw up Some proper Instructions for our Representatives & report to the town as soon as they Can.
Then made Choice of the Revd Mr. Silvanus Conant to preach a sermon in this town on the 23rd day of December next ye 22nd of Sd month being ye Sabath in Commemora- tion of the first landing of our fathers in this place. Then made Choice of Thomas Meyhew Esqr Thomas Lothrop Esqr Ephraim Spooner a Committe to Present Sd vote to the Revd Mr. Conant & Desire his Complyance therewith.
Then voted to Pay Mrs. Elizabeth Bartlett Widdow the Sum of twenty one pounds fifteen Shillings & nine pence as pr order of Mr Joseph Crocker our late Schoolmaster on account of the town Debt to him & Interest from ye 25th of Decembr last, And Allso the sum of four pounds & four pence to Samuel Bartlett Junr as pr Sd Mr. Crockers order & Interest from ye 25th of Decr Abovesd on account as abovesd.
[350.] Then the town took into Consideration the re- quest of their Committe for takeing Care of the town brook the Presant year. Viz. Whereas Said Committe a few days past found Several person Catching herrings neere Billington Sea contrary to the Direction's of the Law, Who they say Abused them
Therefore Voted that If said offenders make Proper Con- cessions to the sd Committe they be Desired to pass it by.
Then this meeting was Adjourned to tomorrow to 3 a Clock P M.
At a Meeting of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of the Town of Plimouth Legally assembled and held at the Court house in Plimouth May 21st 1776 by Adjournment from ye 20th Currant. The Committe Appointed to make a Draft of Instructions to be Given to our Representatives reported as follows viz.
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To the Honorable James Warren Esqr & Isaac Lothrop Esqr.
Gentlemen
As we have this day Chose you to represent us in the Great & Generall Court of this Colony & as Matters of the Greatest Importance must necessarily come before you in the Course of this year we your Constituents (haveing an un- doubted Right) do Instruct and in the most Solemn Manner Charge you, that you use all your Influence that you exert Every power in you Vested in Defence of the Rights, the Liberty's and Property's of the American Colonies in Gen- erall & of this Colony in Particular in opposition to the im- pious effort of the proud the Imperious & worse than Savage Court of Great Brittain which Seems to be lost to Every Sense of Justice & determined to deluge all America in Blood & carnage, unless we by a tame unmanly Submission will put ourselves in their power to be Controlled by them as they please in all Cases Whatsoever.
We Your Constituents resenting such Insolent & Notori- ously unjust demands of the Brittish Parliament & of their Tyrannic King do Instruct you.
Ist That you without Hesitation be ready to declare for Independence on Great Brittain in whom no Confidence Can be Placed Provided the Honourable the Continental Con- gress shall think that measure necessary and we for our parts do assure you that we will stand by the Determination of the Continentall Congress in this Important & as we think Very Necessary measure at the Risque of our lives & for- tunes.
[351.] 2dly We wish you to use your Influence that Such a form of Government may be adopted as may appear most Salutary & which may bid Fairest to Ensure a per- manent harmony to the Colonys & the weal, happiness & Prosperity of America to the latest Posterity. In Particu- lar we Recommend it to you to use your Influence that Executive & Legislative officers in the Government do not meet in one & the Same Person.
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