Papers Presented by Lord North

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The Lord North presented to the House, by his Majesty' s command,

No˙ 1. Extract of a Letter from the Honourable Governour Gage, to the Earl of Dartmouth, dated Boston, 26th of December 1774; received 31st January, 1775, enclosing,

No˙ 2. Copy of a Letter from Governour Wentworthto Governour Gage, dated 14th of December, 1774.

No˙ 3. Copy of a Letter from Captain Cochran to Governour Wentworth, dated 14th December, 1774.

No˙ 4. Extracts of a Letter from Governour Wentworth to Governour Gage, dated 16th December, 1774.

No˙ 5. Extract of a Letter from Lieutenant Governour Colden to the Earl of Dartmouth, dated New-York, 4th January, 1775; received 31st January.

No˙ 6. Extract of a Letter from the Deputy Governour of Pennsylvania to the Earl of Dartmouth, dated Philadelphia, 31st December, 1774; received 31st January, 1775, enclosing,

No˙ 7. Extracts from the Printed Votes of the Assembly of Pennsylvania.

No˙ 8. Extract of a Letter from Deputy Governour Eden, dated Annapolis, Maryland, 30th December, 1774; received 1st February, 1775, enclosing,

No˙ 9. Extract from the Maryland Gazette, of December 29th, 1774.

No˙ 10. Copy of a Paper handed about in the City of Annapolis.

Together wish a List of said Papers.

And the said List was read.

Ordered, That the Papers be referred to the consideration of the Committee of the Whole House, to whom it is referred to consider further of the several Papers which were presented to the House by the Lord North, upon the 19th and 31st days of January last, by his Majesty' s command.

The other Order of the Day being read,

The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House, to consider further of the several Papers which were presented to the House by the Lord North, upon the 19th and 31st days of January last, and this day, by his Majesty' s command.

Mr˙ Speaker left the Chair.

Sir Charles Whitworth took the Chair of the Committee.

Mr˙ Speaker resumed the Chair.

Sir Charles Whitworth reported from the Committee, that they had made a further progress in the matters to them referred; and that he was directed by the Committee to move that they may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow morning, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House, to consider further of the said Papers.