"_Resolved_, That the Act of the British Parliament above mentioned, is utterly repugnant to the fundamental laws of justice, in punishing persons without even the form of a trial; but a despotic exertion of unconstitutional power designedly calculated to enslave a free and loyal people. "_Resolved_, That the enforcing the execution of the said Act of Parliament by a military power, must have a necessary tendency to raise a civil war, and that we will, with our lives and fortunes, assist our suffering brethren of Boston, and every part of North America that may fall under the immediate hand of oppression, until a release of all our grievances shall be procurred; and our common liberties established on a permanent foundation. "_Resolved_, That the East India Company, by exporting their tea from England to America, whilst subject to a tax imposed thereon by the British Parliament, have evidently designed to fix on the Americans those chains forged for them by a venal ministry, and have thereby rendered themselves odious and detestable throughout all America. It is, therefore, the unanimous opinion of this meeting not to purchase any tea or other East India commodity whatever, imported after the first of this Month. "_Resolved_, That we will have no Commercial intercourse with Great Britain until the above mentioned Act of Parliament shall be totally repealed, and the right of regulating the internal policy of N. America by a British Parliament shall be absolutely and positively given up. _"Resolved,_ That Thompson Mason and Francis Peyton, Esqs., be appointed to represent the County at a general meeting to be held at Williamsburg on the 1st day of August next, to take the sense of this Colony on the subject of the preceeding resolves, and that they, together with Leven Powell, William Ellzey, John Thornton, George Johnston and Samuel Levi, or any three of them, be a committee to correspond with the several Committees appointed for this purpose "Signed by John Morton Thomas Williams Thomas Ray James Noland Thomas Drake Samuel Peugh William Booram William Nornail Benj. Isaac Humphrey Thomas Luttrell Samuel Mills James Brair Joshua Singleton Poins Awsley Jonathan Drake John Kendrick Matthew Rust Edward O'Neal Barney Sims Francil Triplitt John Sims Joseph Combs Samuel Butler John Peyton Harrison Thomas Chinn Robert Combs Appollos Cooper Stephen Combs Lina Hancock Samuel Henderson John McVicker Benjamin Overfield Simon Triplett Adam Sangster Thomas Awsley Bazzell Roads Isaac Sanders John Wildey Thomas Williams James Graydey Henry Awsley Joseph Bayley Wm. Finnekin John Reardon Richard Hanson Edward Miller John Dinker Richard Hirst Jasper Grant James Davis"[100] [100] Copy found among papers of Colonel Leven Powell. See 12 William and Mary Quarterly (1) 231. The names of the following men, composing the Committee for Loudoun, are taken from the record of its meeting on the 26th May, 1775: