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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Governor Franklin addresses the New-Jersey General Assembly on June 10, 1767, conveying King George's approval via Earl of Shelburne's letter of September 13, 1766, of the colony's conduct during Stamp Act disturbances.
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Extract from Governor Franklin's Speech to the General-Assembly of the Province of New-Jersey,
June 10th 1767.
AGREEABLE to your requests at the last Sessions, I transmitted to the Secretary of State your respective addresses to his Majesty ; and have now the happiness of communicating to you a letter I have since received from the Right Honourable the Earl of Shelburne, signifying his Majesty's most gracious reception of those addresses, and approbation of the behaviour of this colony during the late disturbances in America. To have our conduct so highly approved by the best of Sovereigns, cannot fail of animating us in our future endeavours to merit the royal favour.
A Copy of a Letter from the Right Honourable the Earl of Shelburne, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, to his Excellency Governor Franklin, referred to in the foregoing Speech.
SIR, Whitehall, 13th Sept. 1766.
I have laid before the King, your letter of the 9th of June, together with the addresses therein enclosed, from the council, and from the assembly of New-Jersey, on occasion of the repeal of the late stamp-act, which could not fail of being very agreeable to his Majesty.
His Majesty is greatly pleased with the dutiful and prudent behaviour of his loyal colony of New-Jersey, during the late disturbances in America: And I have the pleasure to acquaint you, Sir, of his Majesty's gracious approbation of your conduct.
The ease and honour of his Majesty's government in America, will greatly depend on the temper and wisdom of those who are intrusted with the administration there. A conduct regulated by just and liberal principles, suffering no encroachment, on the one hand, on his Majesty's just and lawful prerogative, and on the other, beholding, with pleasure, the prudent and decent exercise of that freedom, which belongs to the people, cannot fail of engaging the hearts of his Majesty's American subjects, and of continuing in New-Jersey that dutiful disposition towards his Majesty, and confidence in government, which you represent, so much to its honour, to have prevailed there.
SHELBURNE.
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Province Of New Jersey
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June 10th 1767
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his majesty's gracious reception of addresses and approbation of the colony's behaviour during the late disturbances in america.
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Governor Franklin transmits addresses to his Majesty and communicates a letter from the Earl of Shelburne signifying royal approval of New-Jersey's conduct during the disturbances related to the repeal of the Stamp Act.