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326 THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON. onies are in, occasioned by the Influence of wicked and designing men, we enter into the following Resolves : First : That we the inhabitants of the Town ever have been and now are Loyal and dutiful subjects of the king of Great Britain. Second: That we highly approve of the resolutions of our sister Colonies and the noble stand they have made in the defense of the liberties and priviledges of the Colonies and we thank the worthy author of "The rights of the Col- onies examined." Third: That the act for the East India Company to export their Tea to America payable here and the sending of said Tea by the Company is with an Intent to force the Revenues Acts and Designs for a Precedent for Establish- ing Taxes, Duties, and monopolies in America, that they might take our property from us and dispose of it as they please and reduce us to a state of abject slavery. Fourth: That we will not buy or sell or receive as a gift, any dutied Tea, nor have any dealings with any person or persons that shall buy or sell or give or receive or trade in said Tea, directly or indirectly, knowing it or suspecting it to be such, but will consider all persons concerned in introducing dutied Tea into this Town or any Town in America as enemies to this country and unworthy the society of free men. Fifth: That it is the duty of every man in America to oppose by all proper measures to the uttermost of his Power and Abilities every attempt upon the liberties of his Country and especially those mentioned in the foregoing Resolves, and to exert himself to the uttermost of his power to obtain a redress of the grievances the Colonies now groan under. We do therefore solemnly resolve that we will heartily unite with the Town of Newport and all the other Towns of this and other Colonies, and exert our whole force in the support of the just rights and priviledges of the American Colonies. Sixth: That James Brown, Josiah Humphrey, Edward Bosworth, Samuel Allen, Nathaniel Martin, Moses Tyler,