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Governour of Pennsylvania to the Assembly

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GOVERNOUR OF PENNSYLVANIA TO THE ASSEMBLY.

Thursday, February 22, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: In consequence of your message of the 25th of November last, founded on a letter addressed to you from the County of Northumberland, respecting the Connecticut settlers at Wyoming, I took the earliest opportunity of giving orders to the Magistrates of that County to put the laws of this Province in execution in their County. The letter I have since received from the Magistrates and Sheriff, which I have ordered the Secretary to lay before you, will inform you of the steps they look in pursuance of my order, and of the unfortunate event of their proceedings.

As a considerable expense must have arisen on this attempt to execute the laws of the Government, I doubt not you will readily make provision for defraying it.
JOHN PENN.

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