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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 42: (search)
the authority of Parliament, so much to the dissatisfaction of the Colonies, would be taken off in the ensuing session. Journal of the General Assembly, 4; Speech of the Lieutenant Governor, 22 November, 1769. Compare Hillsborough to Colden, 18 January, 1770. Chap. XLII.} 1769. Nov. The confident promise confirmed the loyalty of Dec. the House, though by way of caution they adopted and put upon their journals the resolves of Virginia. Colden to Hillsborough, 4 Dec. 1769, and 16 Dec. 1769. Dec. The cardinal policy of New-York was the security and development of colonial liberty through an American Constitution, based upon a union of the Colonies in one general Congress. This purpose, it was believed, might be accomplished, without dissolving the connection with Great Britain. They are jealous of the scheme in England, said William Smith; yet they will find the spirit of Democracy so persevering, that they will be under the necessity of coming into it. Letter from Willi