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and Authority on which was constituted a Court of Enquiry, held
in Rhode Island, said to be vested with Powers to transport persons
accused of Offences committed in America, to Places beyond the
Seas to be tried.

Resolved that the said Committee be further instructed to prepare
and Report to this House a Draught of a very respectful Answer
to the Letters received from the Speaker of the honorable House of
Burgesses of Virginia, and the Speaker of the honorable House of
Representatives of the Colony of Rhode Island: also a circular Let-
ter to the Speakers of the several other Houses of Assembly on the
Continent, inclosing the aforesaid Resolves; and requesting them
to lay the same before their respective Assemblies, in Confidence that
they will readily and chear fully comply with the wise and salutary
Resolves of the House of Burgesses of Virginia.

Then the House immediately made Choice of the following Gentle-
men to be the Committee of Correspondence & Communication with
the other Colonies, viz:

M.^r Speaker, M.^r Samuel Adams, honb.^le John Hancock Esq:
M.^r William Phillips, Capt. William Heath, honb.^le Joseph Hawley
Esq; honb^le James Warren Esq; Richard Derby Jun.^r Esq; M.^r
Eldridge Gerry, Jerethmeel Bowers Esq.^r Jedediah Foster Esq;
Daniel Leonard Esq; Capt. Thomas Gardner, Capt. Jonathan Green-
leaf, and James Prescott Esq.^r
a true Copy
Attest Samuel Adams Cler:

(6)

Fairfield in Connecticut 24 June 1773
Sr

I have it in command from the House of Representatives of this
Colony to acknowlege the Receit of Your Favour of the 19^th March
Last together with Resolutions of the Patriotic House of Burgesses
of the Colony of Virginia which came to my Hand in May Last
when the Assembly of this Colony was Sitting which without delay
I communicated in the House of Representatives of this Colony and
received their commands to transmitt to You the Resolutions they
came into thereupon and request you as early as may be to Lay them
before that Hon.^le House by which they will see how readily they
approved of cheerfully adopted the Measures proposed to them and
have appointed a Com.^tee of Correspondance as requested to and by
whom matters relative to the general Interest of the Colonies may

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