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go Documents pay the whole expence of the war in land at three pound per M Acres. So much for Indian news. You no doubt have heard of the present disturb! Betwi.xt Great Brit- ain and the Collonys in N. America, Owing to severall Acts of Parliment latly made greatly infringing the rights and Liberties of the Americans, and in order to enforce these Acts, The Harbour and Toun of Boston are at present blockt up by a fleet and armie under the Command of GenI Gage. The .Americans are determined to Act with Caution and prudence in this affair, and at same time are resolved not to lose an inch of their rights or liberties, nor to submit to these .cts. And in order to enforce a repeal of them, A Generall Congress was held at Philadelphia by Dele- gates from the following Provinces Viz! New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rode Island and Providence Plantations, Connicticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, The Countys of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex on Delewar, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The Delegates were chosen from the Houses of Purges of each of the above Collonys and met on the 5* Sept! last and continued sitting untill the last of Octr And it is resolved that they will allow no goods to be im- ported into America from Great Britain, Ireland, or any of the Islands thereto belonging a? the i".' Ins' Nor will they export from America to Great Britain or Ireland or any of the Islands thereto belonging any goods after the i" Dec' 1775 during which time any that are indebted to Great Britain may pay up their ballances. Ma[n]y and pretty are the re- solves of August Assembly, but room wou'd fail me here to insert them. By the Congress the Bostonians are desired not to leave the Toun nor to give any offence to Gen' Gage or the troops under his Command, But if he or they offers to commit the least Hostielyties in order to enforce any to the Obedience of these Acts, they are to repel force by force and the Bostonians can raise in their CoUony in 24 Hours warning ods of 60 M men well disiplined and all readdy provided w' arms and amunition. And the resolves of the Congress every one of the above Collonys and each man in every Collony are determined to abide by. And it is my oppin- ion that the laboring part and poor of Boston are as well supplied at present by controbutions sent free to them from the other Collonys as when their trade was oppen. M' Daingerfield this year for his own hand gives them fifty Bushels of wheat and One Hundred Bushels of In- dian Corn, By which ye may Judge of the rest.' The 19'. August last, M! Daingerfield finished his wheat hearvest and began to plow and sow wheat again for the next crop 22 said M" and after sowing 260 Bushels finished it the i".' of Nov! . they are now gath- ering Indian Corn of which he will have better than 4000 bushels 3000 of which he will Use for his Nigers and horses, the rest for sale ; so much for American and Plantation news the Veracity of which you may depend upon and may show the same to any of your freinds or well wishers. ' There is on record at the Virginia State Library a list of contributors to'this supply of the Bostonians. It embraces the names of many well-known men of the day, and the gifts range from one barrel of com up.