and Richard Caswell, Eqsuire, for their
faithful and judicious Discharge of the Trust
reposed in them at the late Continental
Congress.
Paramount to which Col. John Harvey, one of
the Delegates for the said County, in the Name
of the Inhabitants thereof, gave their thanks to
the Gentleman aforesaid.
Answer:
-en, through you, by the Inhabitants of the
To which the Delegate returned the following
County of Perquimans, of the Conduct of us
the Delegates of this Province, in the Conti-
-nental Congress at Philadelphia. Actuated
Permit us, Sir, to express our sincere Grati-
-tude for the Testimony of the Approbation giv-
with a Zeal for the Preservation of the con-
stitutional Liberties of America, and an earn-
-est Desire to bring about a Reconciliation with
the Mother Country, upon Terms that may
restore us to the fullest Enjoyment of our
just Rights and Privileges, and secure them to
or wicked Men, we signed our Assent to the
Preceedings of Congress; and we could meet no-
-thing more convincing of the Propriety of our
"and Richard Caswell, Esquires, for their
"faithful and judicious Discharge of the Trust
"reposed in them at the late Continental
"Congress."
Pursuant to which Col. John Harvey, one of
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To which the Delegates returned the following
tude for this Testimony of the Approbation giv-
en, through you, by the Inhabitants of the
County of Perquimons, of the Conduct of us
nental Congress at Philadelphia. Actuated
est Desire to bring about a Reconciliation with
just Rights and Privileges and secure them to
us in future from the Encroachments of weak
Proceedings of Congress; and we could meet no-
thing more convincing of the Propriety of our