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lency that it is an Aggravation to our Misfortunes that honest Men
should Entertain a Notion so inconsistant with right reason and their
own Safety, as to Imagine that Violence and Popular Tumults should
be proper Means to reform what is Amiss or so far Seem to Distract
the Legislature, as to think they would leave any thing in their
power unattemptecl that may remove the Misfortunes under which
the Country Groans
The prudent and timely Measures your Excellency took to Sup-
press the late Violent and Tumultuous proceedings and to prevent
the fatal Consequences with which they might have been Attended
Indicate your Care to preserve our peace and Secure our property and
Demand our Sincerest thanks.
As the Lowness of our Staple is the Chief Source of our
Calamities, We should fail in Discharging our Duty to the people
We represent & our own Posterity, should We Emitt in Endeavour-
ing to raise its Value notwithstanding the Difficulties which have
hitherto Attended, or may Attend Attempts of that kind.
As the Revenue bill is of great Consequence to his Lordship and
the Country so we shall consider it in the best Manner we are
Capable of, in Order to Establish the joynt Interest of both, Upon
the best and most Equal foundation.
We are truly Sorry that we could not Learn his Lordships Senti-
ments concerning the Paper Currency bill it being one of the greatest
Misfortunes that a Country can Labour under, to be upon an Incer-
tainty about its Laws; But since that bill is of Such Importance and
requires so much Consideration we must Submit to lose the benefit
which the Country hoped to Derive from it, the Execution of it
should his Lordship Assent to it being now Impracticable.
We have Perused the Papers sent to your Excellency by the
President of New York And shall Consider the most proper Methods
we can think of to secure ourselves and our Posterity Against any
Designs that may be formed to our prejudice.
We return your Excellency our most Sincere thanks for the
repeated Assurances you have been pleased to give us of your
Concurrence and Assistance in releiving the Country from its present
Distresses, doing every thing in your power to Serve it & representing
faithfully to the Lord Proprietary every thing that may be for thrue
Interest of it; These Assurances from a Governour who has hitherto
shewn all the Possible regard to the peace and Security of the people
and great Tenderness even to such as had by their folly rendered
themselves obnoxious to punishment Afford us a Pleasing Prospect,
of Deriving lasting Advantages from your Administration, and are
very strong Motives to Excite us to Unanimity, and vigour, in the
faithful Discharge of our Duty to our Country.
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