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one thousand men, this Congress will consider them as an
American Army and provide for their pay.

Tuesday July 4 1775.

Resolved
That the two acts passed in the first Session of the
present Parliament, the one entitled "An act to restrain
the trade and commerce of the province of Massachusetts bay
& New Hampshire, and colonies of Connecticut & Rhode-island
& providence plantations in North America, to Great Britain, Ireland
and The British islands in the West Indies; and to prohibit
such provinces and colonies from carrying on any fishery on
The Banks of Newfoundland or other places therein to be mentioned,
under certain conditions and limitations" The other entitled
"An act to restrain the trade and commerce of the colonies of
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia & South
Carolina to Great Britain, Ireland and the British islands
in the West Indies under certain conditions & limitations" are
unconstitutional oppressive and cruel, and that the commercial
opposition of these colonies to certain acts enumerated
in the association of the last congress ought to be made
against these until they are repealed.