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[Letter of the three Maryland commissioners to the Congress
appointing Charles Garth the Agent in England to represent Mary-
land in Stamp Act affairs]
October 26, 1765.
Sir,
We had the Honour to be appointed by the House of Representa-
tives of the Province of Maryland, a Committee, to meet Com-
mittees of the Members of Assembly of the other Colonies, on this
Continent, at New-York, the First of this Instant, to join in a
general, and united, dutiful, loyal, and humble Representation of the
Condition of those Colonies, to his Majesty and the Parliament, and
to implore Relief from the grievous Burthens lately laid upon our
Trade, and the Taxes and Duties lately imposed on us, especially
by the Stamp-Act.
Accordingly Members from Nine Colonies met, to wit, from the
Massachusetts-Bay, Connecticut, Rhode-Island and Providence Plan-
tations, New- York, New- Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Government of
the Counties of New-Castle, Kent, and Sussex, upon Delaware,
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Maryland, and South-Carolina, but as you'll find the Address, &c.
Signed only by Members from Six of those Colonies, it may be
proper to acquaint you with the Reasons why they did not all Sign,
tho' they all concurr'd with the Proceedings.
The Lieutenant Governor of New-York Prorogued their Assembly
from Time to Time, so that their House had not an Opportunity of
appointing Members with full Powers to join, and Sign the Address,
&c. Yet the Assembly of New-York, having at their last Meeting
appointed Five of their Members as a Committee, not only to Corre-
spond with their Agent at Home, but also during the Recess of the
House, to write to, and correspond with, the several Assemblies, or
Committees of Assemblies on this Continent, on the subject Matter
of the several late Acts of Parliament, so Grievous and Dangerous to
their Colonies, it was thought proper to admit this Committee to
join in the Conferences, and they agreed to what was done, and
promised to use their Endeavours with their Assembly to concur
also whenever they shou'd be permitted to meet.
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