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lowing appointment in general assembly, September the 11th, 1765, A. M.

The house resumed the consideration of their resolution of yesterday, to appoint a. committee of three or more of their members, to attend the general congress of committees from the several assemblies on this continent, to be held at New-York on the first of October next, and, after some time spent therein,

Resolved, That Mr. Speaker, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Bryan, and Mr. Morton be, and they are, hereby, nominated and appointed to that service.

A true extract copy from the journals. Cnsstss Moons, Clerkoftlw Assembly. Extract from the journals of the house of representatives for the province of Pennsylvania.

mummy, sept. 11th,1765, A. M

The committee appointed to prepare instructions for the deputies nominated by this house to attend the proposed congress at New-York, on the first of next month, reported an essay for that purpose, which they presented to the chair; and the same being read and agreed to by the house, follows in these words, viz:

Instructions to the committee appointed to meet the committees of the other British continental colonies, at New York:

It is desired by the house that you shall, with the committees that have been appointed by the several British colonies on this continent to meet at New-York, consult together on the present circumstances of the colonies, and the difficulties they are and must be reduced to by the late acts of parliament, for the levying duties and taxes upon these colonies; and join with the said committees in