26 Assembly Proceedings, September 23-28, 1765.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
Sept. 26

Instruction from the Honourable the Lower House of Assembly
of the Province of Maryland to William Murdock Edward Tilghman
and Thomas Ringgold Esq.^rs a Committee Appointed to join the
several Committees from the several Colonies in America at New
York.
Gentlemen you are to repair immediately to the City of New York
in the Province of New York and there join with the Committees
from the Houses of Representatives of the other Colonies in a
General and united dutiful loyal and humble Representation to his
Majesty and the British Parliament of the Circumstances and Con-
dition of the British Colonies and Plantations and to pray relief

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from the Burthens and restraints lately laid on their Trade and
Commerce and especially from the Taxes imposed by an Act of the
last Session of Parliament Granting and Applying Certain Stamp
Duties and other Duties in the British Colonies and Plantations in
America whereby they are deprived in some Instances of that in-
valuable privilege of Englishmen and British Subjects Tryals by
Juries that you take care that such Representation shall humbly and
decently but expressly contain an Assertion of the Rights of the
Colonists to be exempt from all and every Taxations and Impositions
upon their Persons and Properties to which they do not consent in a
Legislative way either by themselves or their Representatives by them
freely Chosen and Appointed

Which were read Approved and Signed by the Honourable
Speaker

John Ridout Esq.^r from the Upper House Delivers to M.^r Speaker
the following Message Viz^t

By the Upper House of Assembly Sept.^r 26:^th 1765

We Approve of the Measure in Sending Commissioners from this
Province to meet such as have been Appointed in the other Colonies
in Order to Consult together on the present Circumstances of the
Colonies and the Difficulties to which they are and must be reduced
by the Operation of the late Acts of Parliament for laying duties
and Taxes on the Colonies [The Message beginning thus is printed
in full in the Upper House Journal p. 10]
Signed by Order U: Scott Clk Upper House

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On Motion the Question was put that the following Resolve
entred on the Journals Viz^t Resolved that this House will not at
this Meeting proceed to any other Business other than such as may
be dependant on or relative to the Subject Matter of the said two
Letters be Expunged
Resolved in the Negative