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Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Delegates from Pennsylvania counties including Bucks, Chester, Lancaster, York, Cumberland, Bedford, Berks, Northampton, and Northumberland met with Philadelphia's city and county committee last Friday to prepare general resolves on the state of British America, particularly the sufferings in Boston and Massachusetts Bay. The meeting showed great unanimity and is considering declarations of grievances and modes of redress to be sent to the House of Representatives.
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Last Friday Afternoon, agreeable to Invitation from the Committee of this City, Delegates from the several County Committees, viz. Bucks, Chester, Lancaster, York, Cumberland, Bedford, Berks, Northampton and Northumberland, met the Committee for this City and County, and we hear they have been engaged in preparing a set of General Resolves, declaratory of the Sense of this Province, on the present State of British America, and the peculiar Sufferings of our Brethren in Boston, and the Massachusetts Bay. We are assured that there is great unanimity in their Councils and determinations, and that a happy Presage may be formed of a general Concurrence and Support, in such Measures as shall be found necessary to preserve and secure the Rights and Liberties of the inhabitants of this Country.--- We are informed, that a more full and ample declaration of our present Grievances, and a Suggestion of the Mode of Redress, So as to relieve the distressed Bostonians, ease the Minds of the other Colonies, and draw some just and equitable Line between the Mother Country & the Colonies, is under the Consideration of this respectable Meeting, and will be conveyed to the Hon. House of Representatives. as the Advice or Instructions of a number of their Constituents, on this important Occasion :-- which will also, in due Time, be communicated to the Public.
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Philadelphia
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Last Friday Afternoon
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great unanimity in councils and determinations; resolves to be conveyed to the house of representatives as advice from constituents and communicated to the public.
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Delegates from county committees met the city and county committee to prepare general resolves declaratory of the province's sense on the state of British America and sufferings in Boston and Massachusetts Bay; considering declaration of grievances and mode of redress to relieve Bostonians, ease other colonies, and define relations with the mother country.