Speech to the General Assembly at Williamsburg, Va., 1775 June 1.

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Speech to the General Assembly at Williamsburg, Va., 1775 June 1.

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Concerns the alarming state of rebellion in the colony and the English Parliament's reaction. Mentions an address of Parliament given 7 February 1775, agreeing to consider the colonists' grievances. Request the colony to fulfill its obligations. Recommends paying officers and men who recently repelled an invasion of Indians. Printed document; published by Alexander Purdie.

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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