Williamsburg, Wednesday, the 17th May, 1769. : About 12 o'clock His Excellency the governor was pleased, by his messenger, to command the attendance of the House of Burgesses in the Council chamber, whereupon in obedience to His Lordship's command, the House, with their speaker, immediately waited upon His Excellency, when he thought fit to dissolve the General Assembly. The late representatives of the people then judging it necessary that some measures should be taken in their distressed situation, for preserving the true and essential interests of the colony, resolved upon a meeting for that very salutary purpose ...

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Virginia. General Assembly. House of Burgesses.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11513.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-importation agreements, 1768-1769.

Commerce.

Great Britain--Colonies--America.

Great Britain.

Colonies.

America.

Virginia--Politics and government--To 1775.

Virginia.

Politics and government.

Virginia--Commerce--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 unnumbered pages)

Place of Publication:

Williamsburg [Va.]: : Printed by William Rind., [1769]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Caption title.

Followed by the Association agreed upon by the meeting.

Imprint from colophon.

"The printer wishes for pardon from the public for not publishing a Gazette this week, and he hopes it will be granted in consideration of the weight of public business that he has had to discharge."--p. [3].

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