Records, 1774-1775.

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Records, 1774-1775.

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Three successive provincial congresses (1774-1775) served as the government of Massachusetts in opposition to the governor and council appointed by the English Crown. Series consists of public documents relating to their affairs, as transcribed or referenced in the congresses' journals ((M-Ar)1704X)

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Massachusetts. Provincial Congress

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As of Aug. 1, l774, Gov. Thomas Gage had replaced the Council chosen from among the members of the General Court with one appointed by royal writ of mandamus. On Sept. 1 he called for the election of representatives to a General Court to meet in Salem on Oct. 5, but on Sept. 28 discharged them. Nevertheless ninety elected representatives met as scheduled, protested Gage's action, and on Oct. 7 resolved themselves into a Provincial Congress. They then adjourned until Oct. 11 in Conco...

Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

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