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Persons in America

That no provisions or necessaries of
any kind be furnished or supplied to or for the use of the
British Army or Navy in the colony of Masssachussets Bay
and that no Vessell employed in transporting British
troops to American or from one part of America to another
or warlike store, or provisions for said troops be freighted or
furnished with provisions or any necessaries, until fur-
ther orders from this Congress

Friday June 9, 1775

Resolved
That no obedience being due to the act of parli-
ment for altering the charter of the colony of Massa-
chussets bay nor to a Gov; Lieutenant Gov;
who will not observe the directions of but endeavour
to subvert that charter, the Gov; and Lieutenant Gov of
that colony are to be considered or absent and these officers vacant
and or there is no council there and the inconveniences
from the sussprension of the powers of government are
intolerable officially at a time when Gov: Gage hath ac-
tually levied war and in carrying on hostilities against
his Majesty's peaceable and loyal subjects of that colony; that in
order to conform as near as may be to the Spirit and
of the Charter it be recommended to the provincial Congress
to write letters to the inhabitants of the several places,
which are entitled to representation in Assembly, requesting
when chosen should elect Councellors, which assembly and
council should exercise the powers of Government until a
Governor of his Majesty's appointment will consent to govern
the colony according to its charter----