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From the Colony of Connecticut,
Eliphalet Dyer,
David Rowland, Esquires.
William Samuel Johnson,
Who produced the following Appointment, viz.
At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the
Colony of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, (by Special Order of
his Honour the Governor, of said Colony) on the 19th Day of
September, Anno Domini 1765.
Whereas it has been proposed, that a Congress be attended by
Commissioners from the several Governments on this Continent, to
confer upon a general, and united, humble, loyal, and dutiful Repre-
sentation to his Majesty and the Parliament, of the present Cir-
cumstances of the Colonies, and the Difficulties to which they are,
and must be reduced, by the Operation of the Acts of Parliament,
for laying Duties and Taxes on the Colonies, and to implore Relief,
&c.
Resolved by this Assembly, that Eliphalet Dyer, William Samuel
Johnson, and David Rowland, Esquires, or any Two of them, be,
and hereby are appointed Commissioners on behalf of this Colony,
to repair to New-York, to attend the proposed Congress in the
Matters above referred to, and his Honour is hereby desired to
Commissionate them accordingly.
A true Copy, Examined by
George Wyllys, Secr.y
At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the
Colony of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, (by Special Order of
his Honour the Governor, of said Colony) on the 19th Day of
September, Anno Domini 1765.
Instructions to the Commissioners of this Colony, appointed to
meet Commissioners from the other Colonies, at New-York, on the
first Tuesday of October next.
Gentlemen,
You are to repair to the said City of New-York, at said Time,
or at the Time which according to the Intelligence you may receive
of the Convening of the other Commissioners, it may appear to
you seasonable and best, to consult together with them on the present
Circumstances of the Colonies, and the Difficulties to which they are,
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