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Houses of Representatives of this Continent of their desires, and
We do Ourselves the Honour to Subscribe Ourselves
Your most humble Servants
James Otis
Thomas Cushing
Oxenbridge Thacher
Thomas Gray
Edw. Sheaffe.

To the Speaker of the House of Burgesses at Maryland.
Province of the Massachusetts Bay

Boston 8.^th Tune 1765.
Sir

The House of Representatives of this Province in the present
Session of the General Court have unanimously agreed to propose
a Meeting as soon as may be of Committees from the Houses of
Representatives or Burgesses of the several British Colonies on this
Continent to Consult together on the present Circumstances of the
Colonies and the Difficulties to which they are and must be reduced

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Sept. 26

by the Operation of the Acts of Parliament for Levying Duties and
Taxes on the Colonies and to Consider of a General and United
Dutiful Loyal and humble Representation of their Condition to his
Majesty and the Parliament and to implore Relief. The House of
Representatives of this Province have also Voted to propose that such
Meeting be at the City of New York in the Province of New York
on the first Tuesday of October next and have appointed a Com-
mittee of three of their Members to attend that Service with such as
the other Houses of Representatives or Burgesses in the Several
Colonies may think fit to appoint to meet them and the Committee
of the House of Representatives of this Province are directed to
repair to said New York on said first Tuesday of October next ac-
cordingly. If therefore Your honourable House should agree to this
Proposal it would be acceptable that as early notice as Possible might
be transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of
this Province. Samuel White Speaker
I hereby Certify that the aforegoing are true Copies
M: Macnemara Clk Lo: Ho:

His Excellency is pleased to Communicate to this House his
Answer to their Address which follows in these Words.
Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly.
I return You thanks for Your Obliging Address which shews how
much You have the Welfare and happiness of your Country at heart
and leaves no Room to doubt but every thing will be done on your
part to promote it. Hor.^o Sharpe

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