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Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Boston, June 1768, Governor Bernard ordered the House of Representatives to rescind a resolution underlying a circular letter to other colonies. The House requested related documents from the Crown and Lord Hillsborough, receiving some but facing threats of dissolution if non-compliant, with delays in calling a new assembly.
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His Excellency the Governor of this Province on Tuesday last, ordered a Message to be deliver'd to the House of Representatives, requiring them in his Majesty's Name to Rescind a Resolution of the last House, on which their circular Letter to the other Governments, (which is inserted in this Day's Paper) was founded. This Message was committed to a large Committee, who on the Day following reported to the House, that it would be of great Use to have laid before them a Copy of the King's Instruction to the Governor on this Matter, a Copy of the whole of Lord Hillsborough's Letter accompanying the Message, and another Letter from his Lordship which the Committee understood had been communicated to his Majesty's Council and also Copies of such Letters as his Excellency had wrote to his Lordship on the Subject contained in the Message. Upon this Report, the House sent a Message to the Governor, to request of him the aforesaid Papers. In Consequence of which he was pleas'd to send them another Message, and the Remainder of Lord Hillsborough's Letter, in which the Governor had positive Orders in Case of a Refusal of the House to comply with the Requisition, to Dissolve the General Court immediately. The Governor did not chuse to favor the House with the second Letter from his Lordship, nor his own Letters on the Subject: but added in his Message, that if the House should oblige him in Pursuance of his Orders to Dissolve the Assembly, it would not be in his Power to issue Precepts for calling a new Assembly till his Majesty's Pleasure should be further known! This last Message was committed, and a Report is expected this Week.
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Boston
Event Date
Tuesday Last, June 1768
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potential dissolution of the general court and delay in calling a new assembly if house refuses to rescind resolution.
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Governor messaged House to rescind prior resolution basis for circular letter; House committee requested documents including King's instructions and Hillsborough's letters; Governor provided partial documents with orders to dissolve if non-compliant, withheld others, and noted inability to call new assembly without further royal approval; House committed message for report.