Committee to prepare a spirited application to General Gage

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Ordered, That Doctor Church, the President, Colonel Dexter, Colonel Warren, and Mr. Gerry, be a Committee to prepare a spirited application to General Gage, respecting his treatment of the inhabitants of Boston.

Ordered, That the same gentlemen be a Committee to consider what provision shall be made for furnishing such enlisted Soldiers as are unprovided with Fire-Arms, with such effective Fire-Arms as are necessary for them to carry into the field.

Ordered, That Colonel Barrett, Doctor Holten, and Colonel Danielson, be a Committee to take into consideration a printed false account of the late excursion of the King' s Troops to Concord.

The Order of the Day was moved for.

Ordered, That Colonel Farley, Doctor Holten, and Colonel Danielson, be a Committee to sort and count the votes for a Muster-Master,

The Committee appointed to sort and count the votes for a Muster-Master, in the room of Colonel John Whitcomb, who declined accepting that trust, reported that Colonel Asa Whitcomb was chosen.

A motion was made and seconded, that a Committee be appointed to take into consideration, the expediency of restraining the people of this Colony from supplying the ' inhabitants of Boston with Provisions.

After debate, the question was put, and it passed in the negative.

Adjourned to three o' clock, P. M.

Afternoon.

On a motion made, that the Resolve passed yesterday, assigning Friday next, three o' clock, P. M., for the consideration of the expediency of assuming Government, be reconsidered, and that an earlier day be assigned for that purpose:

The question was put, and it passed in the negative.

Ordered, That Mr. Pickering be added to the Committee appointed to take into consideration an equal representation of this Colony, in the room of Mr. Rawson, absent.

Ordered, That Mr. Sawyer, Colonel Foster and Mr. Dix, be a Committee to take into consideration the expediency of establishing Post-Offices and Riders in this Colony.

The Committee who were appointed to prepare a Remonstrance to General Gage, reported. The Report was ordered to lie on the table until the further orders of this Congress.

The same Committee, agreeably to their appointment, reported a Resolve relative to furnishing those enlisted Soldiers with Fire-Arms who are unequipped therewith; which, after debate, was ordered to be recommitted.

Ordered, That Captain Stone, of Framingham, be added to the Committee who was appointed to consider of some measures to be taken with respect to the County Records, in the room of Mr. Brown, of Abington, now absent.

The Committee appointed to consider the expediency of establishing Post-Offices and Riders, in this Colony, reported; whereupon,

Resolved, That the further consideration thereof be referred till to-morrow morning, ten o' clock.

Committee to prepare a spirited application to General Gage, respecting his treatment of the Inhabitants of Boston, Committee to consider the expediency of establishing Post-Offices and Post-Riders. [1775-05-09] Massachusetts, Provincial Congress. [S4-V2-p0795] [Document Details][Complete Volume]