Voted that the Consideration of Said Petition be Referred for further
Consideration to the Next Town Meeting, and That in the mean time
Nathaniel Green John Alford Esquires and Mr. Thomas Cushing Junior are
desired to Inspect the Several Wrighting Schools within this Town at
Such Time as they Shall think Avisable for the year Currant, And that
they do in an Espesial Manner Vizit Mr. Condys School and Report to the
Town at their Meeting the Ability and Industry of the Said Mr. Condy
and the Proficiency of the Schollers under His Tuition--
The Comittee this day chosen and Appointed to Prepare Instructions
for the Representatives, for their Acting at the General Court at
their Approching Session And to Lay [them] before the Meeting in the
afternoon--Return as Follows: Viz.
To Elisha Cooke Esquire, Messrs. Thomas Cushing, Ezekiel Lewis and
Samuel Welles:--
* * * * *
Gentlemen--
Your known Loyalty to His Present Majesty King George, and Sincear
Atachment to the Succession in the Illustrious House of Hannover, Your
Hearty Love to this Your native Country, Your Singuler Value for the
Liberty and Propperty of this People, your Cheerfull and Una[ni]mous
Concurrance to promote our Best Intrist, And your Approved Integrity
in those Publick Stations wherein you have bin Employed, Have fixed
the Eyes of this Town on and Determined their Choice of you as Propper
Persons to Represent them in the Next General Assembly Wherin they
Expect That you behave your Selves with your Wonted Zeal and Courage
in Prossecuting those good Designes which may tend to the Peace and
wellfair of these His Majestys Good Subjects, and Secure those Rights
and Priviledges which by the Royal Charter we have a Just claim to, and
as Englishmen do of Right appertain to us, And agreable there unto we
Recomend unto you in an Especial Manner--
That you Endeavor to Maintain all our Civil Rights and Propertys
against any Incrochments upon them.
That you Continue to Pay a due Regard to His Excellency Our Governor,
and that you Endeavor that He may have an Honourable Support, But we
desire at the Same time That you use your utmost Endeavor That the
Honourable House of Representatives may not be by any means Prevailed
upon or brought into the Fixing a Certain Sallary for any Certain time,
But that they may Improve their usual freedom in granting their Money
from time to time, as they Shall Judg the Province to be able, and in
Such a manner as they Shall think most for the Benefit and advantage
thereof, And if your Pay Should be diverted you may Depend on all the
Justice Imaginable from this Town whom you Represent:--
JOHN ALFORD }
HENRY DERING } Comittee
NATHLL CUNINGHAM }
The Foregoing Return of the Committee was Presended[ted] Read Sundry
times and Voted Approved.
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