68 Assembly Proceedings, Feb. 22-Mar. 26, 1755.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
March 10

me to solicit the Govern™ of the Rest of His Majesties Colonies to
Join with us in this Necessary Expedient for our Common Safety.
Your Honour will observe that the Time for the Continuance of
this Prohibition is Restrained to three Months, but if the other
Governments should Join with us, I make no Doubt of bringing my
Assembly to Extend it further.
It would give me great pleasure to have Your Honours Concur-
rence with me in sentiments Concerning what appears to me so Salu-
tory a Measure at this Conjuncture for the General Good of all his
Majesty's Colonies in North America.
I have the Honour to be with the Greatest Respect
Sir Your most Obedient Humble Servant
W Shirley.

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New York 24^th February 1755.
Sir
On Wednesday last the Assembly of this Province was adjourned
to the 2^d Tuesday in March, after I had given my Assent to three
Bills One to regulate the Militia, another for Emitting Bills to the
sum of £45000. £3000. of which for Fortifications in this City and on
the Northern Frontier the Third is the Act Herewith Inclosed, by
which you will See that the Governor with the Advice of the Council
is Empowered to Restrain the sending Provisions to Cape Breton
&c^a. I hope the other Governments on the Continent will fall into
the like Measure, that the Good Intentions of this Law may not be
frustrated, for it would be unreasonable and would not answer the
purpose that the Trade of One Province should be Restrained, while
the others are left at Liberty: I hope you will prevail with your
Assembly to fall into a Measure so very proper at this Time and
that all the Provinces will Concur, that his Majesty's Subjects may
no Longer by Supplying the French with Provisions Enable them
to Carry on their pernicious Designs. You will observe that the Act
is to Continue for four Months, but I think I may Venture to assure
you, that if the other Provinces come into the Like Measure, this
Assembly will readily Renew the Act as Long as it can be of any
Service. I had the pleasure by Last Saturdays Post to hear from
M^r Shirley that in Massachusets Bay they had passed a Law for this
purpose. I am
£5000 is given for Provisions S^r
& other Contingencys in Cage his Your most Obedient, &
Majesty's Troops Come into this Most humble servant
Province. James De Lancey

On reading and considering his Excellency's Message, and the sev-
eral Letters and Papers therein referred to: Resolved unanimously,