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In Provincial Congress, at Watertown, May 5, 1775 : Whereas the term for which this present Congress was chose, expires on the Thirtieth Instant... [And] Whereas his excellency General Gage since his Arrival into this Colony, hath conducted as an Instrument in the Hands of an Arbitrary Ministry to enslave this people...

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This broadside consists of 2 resolves on one sheet. The top portion recommends the choosing of a new Congress. The bottom resolve urges the disobedience of writs and decrees issued by General Gage.;"Evans 14221"
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  1. Broadsides
  2. Colonial Period, Ca. 1600 1775
  3. History
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