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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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On Saturday last, the Boston Assembly passed a bill granting compensation to sufferers and pardon to offenders in recent times, which received the Governor's consent the same day. The House passed resolutions affirming the grant was in response to the King's recommendation for peace, denying sufferers' claims against the province, criticizing those who appealed abroad first, and stating last year's resolves did not cause prior riots.
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Saturday last the bill entitled as follows, An act for granting compensation to the sufferers, and of free and general pardon, indemnity, and oblivion, to the offenders in late times, passed both Houses of Assembly now sitting here, to which his Excellency was pleased to give his consent the same day.
The House it is said passed resolutions to the following effect, previous to passing the bill:
That the grant was made in loyal and grateful regard to his Majesty's mild and gracious recommendation, for the sake of internal peace and order, but without any regard to the Governour's interpretation, and under a full persuasion the sufferers had no just claim or demand of right against the province; and that those of them who applied home, instead of first applying here, are very reprehensible. That the resolves of Assembly here last year could not be the occasion of riots two months preceding.
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Boston
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Saturday Last
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bill passed both houses and received consent from his excellency the same day.
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The bill entitled 'An act for granting compensation to the sufferers, and of free and general pardon, indemnity, and oblivion, to the offenders in late times' passed both Houses of Assembly. The House passed resolutions stating the grant was in response to his Majesty's recommendation for peace, without regard to the Governour's interpretation, that sufferers had no just claim against the province, those who applied home first were reprehensible, and last year's Assembly resolves were not the cause of preceding riots.