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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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During the recent session of the colony's General Assembly, a committee presented representations and petitions to the King, Parliament, and British Commons regarding the Sugar Act, restrictions on paper bills of credit, and other trade acts affecting northern colonies. These were approved, signed by the Speaker, and ordered forwarded to Agent Charles for diligent pursuit with legal counsel.
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--The purport of which are, that Mr. Charles use his utmost diligence to obtain the prayer thereof : and to call to his assistance such council, learned in the law, as the weight and importance of the matters in them contained, require.
The principal subjects of these representations and petitions, are, that of the Sugar Act ;--of the Act restraining Paper Bills of credit --and of the several other Acts of Parliament lately passed relating to the trade of the northern colonies.
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This Colony
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Late Session Of The General Assembly
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read, approved of, and signed by the speaker, with orders to be forwarded immediately to mr. agent charles
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a committee appointed for that purpose presented a representation and petition to the King's most excellent Majesty; another to the Lords spiritual and temporal in parliament assembled; and a third to the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, representing the commons of Great Britain. The purport is that Mr. Charles use his utmost diligence to obtain the prayer thereof and to call to his assistance such council, learned in the law, as the weight and importance of the matters in them contained, require. The principal subjects are that of the Sugar Act; of the Act restraining Paper Bills of credit; and of the several other Acts of Parliament lately passed relating to the trade of the northern colonies.