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SUFFOLK COUNTY. That we are of opinion
Ath.
common cause
suffering in the
that our brethren of Boston are
now
of British America.
That therefore it is the indispensable duty of all the colonies some effectual measures for the repeal of said Act, and every other Act of Parliament whereby they are taxed for raising 5th.
to unite in
a revenue.
That
6th.
means all
the opinion of this meeting, that the most effectual
it is
for obtaining a speedy repeal of said Acts, will be to break off
commercial intercourse with Great Britain, Ireland, and the En-
glish
West [ndia colonies. And we hereby declare
1th.
ourselves ready to enter into these
or such other measures as shall be agreed upon by a General Congress of
all
the colonies
;
we recommend
and
to the
General Con-
gress to take such measures as shall be most effectual to prevent
such goods as are
at present in
America, from being raised to an ex-
travagant price.
And,
lastly,
we
appoint Col. Piatt Conklin, John Sloss Hobart,
Esq., and Thos. Wicks, a committee for this town, to act in con-
junction with the committees of the other towns in the county, as a
general committee for the county, to correspond with the committee
of N. Y.
ISRAEL WOOD, The
535.
and Aug.
President.
above Resolutions were also adopted at Smithtown
9, it
was voted
;
that " Sol. Smith, Dan'l Smith, and Thos.
Tredwell be a committee fully empowered, in conjunction with the committees of the other towns, to choose delegates to represent this
county
at the
General Congress, and to do
in defence of our just rights
and
all
that shall be necessary
liberties against the unconstitutional
attacks of the British Ministry and Parliament.
DAN'L SMITH, N. Y. Circular 536.
Boston,
to the several
Gentlemen The now sinking under :
and compassionate concern.
Counties,
Aug.
CPU."
9, '74.
distresses of the poor of the
town of
the hand of power, call for our tender
Every motive of
policy and humanity
should excite us to contribute liberally to their immediate redress.
They
are our
cause of
countrymen and brethren, suffering
liberty,
and their hard condition
We recommend a generous
in the
may one day
common
be our own.
subscription for the support of the indi-