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From the Province of Pennsylvania.

John Dickenson,
John Morton, Esquires.
George Bryan,

Who produced the following Appointment in Assembly, September
nth. 1765. A. M.
The House resumed the Consideration of their Resolution of
Yesterday, to appoint a Committee of Three or more of their Mem-
bers, to attend the General Congress of Committees, from the several
Assemblies on this Continent, to be held at New-York, on the

first of October next: And after some Time spent therein,

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Resolved, That Mr. Speaker, Mr. Dickenson, Mr. Bryan, and Mr.
Morton, be, and they are hereby nominated and appointed to that
Service.
A true Extract from the Journals,
Charles Moore, Clerk of Assembly.

Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives for the
Province of Pennsylvania.
Wednesday, September 11th 1765, A. M.
The Committee appointed to prepare Instructions for the Deputies
nominated by this House to attend the proposed Congress, at New-
York, on the first of next Month, reported an Essay for that Pur-
pose, which they presented to the Chair, and the same being read and
agreed to by the House, follows in these Words, viz.

"Instructions to the Committee appointed to meet the Committees
of the other British Continental Colonies at New-York.

"It is Directed by the House, That you shall, with the Committees
that have been, or shall be appointed by the several British Colonies
on this Continent, to meet at New-York, consult together on the
present Circumstances of the Colonies, and the Difficulties they are,
and must be reduced to, by the late Acts of Parliament for levying
Duties and Taxes upon them, and join with the said Committees,
in loyal and dutiful Addresses to the King and the Two Houses of
Parliament, humbly representing the Condition of these Colonies,
and imploring Relief, by a Repeal of the said Acts; and you are
strictly required to take Care, that such Addresses in which you
join, are drawn up in the most decent and respectful Terms, so as
to avoid every Expression that can give the least occasion of Offence
to his Majesty, or to either House of Parliament.

You are also directed to make a Report of your Proceedings
herein to the succeeding Assembly.

"A true Extract from the Journals, September 26th 1765.
"Charles Moore, Clerk of Assembly."