...such instruct! >ns as His Kxcellency may think proper to five them, to make an earnest application to the Government of the United States, requesting their consent to some arrangement, whereby the Stale of Massachusetts, separately, or in concert with neighbouring States, may be enabled to r.ssume...

...the Honourable Council may think proper to give them, to make an earnest and respectful application to the Government of the United States, requesting their consent to some arrangement, whereby the State of Massachusetts, separately, or in concert with neighbouring Stalest may be enabled to assume...

...phraseology of the act. ^ By the former, they are instructed, "To make earnest and respectful application to the Government of the United States, requesting their consent to some arrangement whereby the State of Massachusetts separately or in concert with, the neighboring States, may be enabled to assume...

...phraseology of the act. By the former, they are instructed, " To make earnest and respectful application to the Government of the United States, requesting their consent to some arrangement whereby the State of Massachusetts separately or in concert with the neighboring States, may be enabled to assume...

...by the second resolve proposed by the convention, and adopted, in these words, to wit, ' Resolved, that it be, and hereby is, recommended to the said...requesting their consent to some arrangement, whereby said States may separately or «n consent, be empowered to assume upon themselves the defence of their...

...by the second resolve proposed by the convention, and adopted, in these words, to wit, ' Resolved, that it be, and hereby is, recommended to the said...authorize an immediate and earnest application to he made to the government of the United States, requesting their consent to some arrangement, whereby...

...and the Honourable Council, may think proper to give them, to make earnest and respectful application to the Government of the United States, requesting their consent to some arrangement, whereby the State of Massachusetts, separately, or in concert with neighbouring States, may be enabled to assume...

...or impressments, not authorised by the Constitution of the United States. HISTORY OF THE " Resolved, That it be and hereby is recommended to the said legislatures to authorise an immediate and earnest application to be made to the Government of the United States, requesting...

...this extract from the commission : " To make earnest and respectful application to the gov" ernment of the United States, requesting their consent to " some arrangement whereby the state of Massachusetts, " separately, or in concert with neighbouring states, may be " enabled to assume...

...impressments, not authorized by the constitution of the United States.' 2. That an earnest application be made to the government of the United States, requesting their consent to some arrangement, whereby the states separately, or in concert, may take upon themselves the defence of their territory against the...