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Falmouth, September 5, 1775.
Whereas we, the subscribers, with sundry others, in February, 1774, signed a letter to the late Governour Hutchinson ; in doing which, we then thought we were serving the publick in general, and this Town in special; but now, finding it has given offence to many persons, we in this publick manner declare, that we had not the least design to offend the publick, or any individual, much less to injure the cause of America, the just rights and liberties whereof we are at all times ready to exert our best abilities
STEPHEN LONGFELLOW,Declaration by several persons, of their reasons for signing the preceding Letter
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to support and defend. Nor have we ever had the most secret wish that the late acts of Parliament, or any one of them, should take place in this country; nor should we have sent said letter to Governour Hutchinson, had we not supposed at that time he was a friend to his native country, but are now very sorry we wrote him.
DAVID WYER, JUN˙,
THOMAS OXNARD.