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 on Great Britain, as one of our greatest blessings; and apprehend the latter will be sufficiently secure, when it is considered that the inhabitants in the colonies have the most unbounded affection for his majesty's person, family, and government, as well as for the mother country, and that their subordination to the parliament is universally acknowledged. `

We, therefore, most humbly entreat that the honorable house would be pleased to hear our council in support of this petition, and to take our distressed and deplorable case into their serious consideration, and that the acts and clauses of acts so grievously restraining our trade and commerce, imposing duties and taxes on our property, and extending the jurisdiction of the court of admiralty beyond its ancient limits, may he repealed; or that the Honorable house would otherwise relieve' your petitioners, as in your great wisdom and goodness shall seem meet.

And your petitioners shall ever pray, &»c. "

Then the oongresssdjourned until tbmaormw morning, 10 o'clook. -Tuesday,

Oct. 24th, 1765, A. M.—The congress met according Lo adjournment.

The congress took into consideration the manner in which their several petitions should be preferred and solicited in Great Britain, and thereupon came to the following determination, viz:

It is recommended by the congress to the several colog nies to appoint special agents fbr, so1ici1:ing'relief from their present grievances, and to unite their utmost interest and endeavors fbr that purpose.

Voted, unanimously, that the clerk, of this congress sign