Resolve for Continuing Military Officers

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The Committee directed to prepare a Resolve for protracting the Commissions of the Delegates of this Colony, at the Continental Congress, reported. Read and accepted, as follows, viz:

Whereas the Hon˙ John Hancock, Thomas Cushing, Samuel Adams, John Adams, and Robert Treat Paine, Esquires, have been duly appointed to represent this Colony at the American Congress, now held at Philadelphia, and by their commission are appointed to represent this Colony in said Congress, until the last day of December next; and whereas the important business of the Colony has hitherto prevented this Court from proceeding to a choice of Delegates to represent this Colony in the said American Congress, after the said last day of December; and whereas this Court is near adjourning for a short space: therefore,

Resolved, That the lime limited in the said commission of the present Delegates of this Colony, now attending the American Congress, for their representing this Colony therein, be further extended unto the last day of January next; and the said John Hancock, Thomas Cushing, Samuel Adams, John Adams, and Robert Treat Paine, Esquires, are hereby fully empowered to act for and represent this Colony in the said American Congress, agreeable to their former commission, until the last day of January next.

In Council, November 11, 1775: Read and concurred.

Benjamin White, Esq˙, brought down the Resolve for continuing Military Officers.

In Council, November 11, 1775: Read and concurred, with amendments.

Read, and non-concurred in the amendments proposed, and the House adhere to their own vote.