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To which his EXCELLENCY was pleased to return the following Answer:

GENTLEMEN of the HOUSE OF BURGESSES:

The terms of duty and gratitude in which your loyal Address is conceived afford me the highest satisfaction, and must ensure his Majesty' s most favourable countenance and protection to this faithful Colony. I shall ever retain a cordial remembrance of the parts you take in my domestic happiness, and of your obliging manner of expressing it on the occasion of the arrival of my family, which event I shall be much pleased to find considered as a pledge of my regard and attachment to this Colony.

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Title: Dunmore's Answer
Creator: Dunmore, John, Governour of Virginia
Editor: Dunmore, John, Governour of Virginia
Resource Type: text
Genre/Form: documents (object genre)
Date Created: 1774-05-05
Recipient: Virginia, House of Burgesses
Presentation Location: Williamsburgh, Virginia, North America
Before Whom: Virginia, House of Burgesses
Subject: Key people, events, and institutions: colonial government
Document ID: S4-V1-P03-sp03-D0004
Series: S4
Volume: S4-V1
Part: S4-V1-P03
Sub-Part: S4-V1-P03-sp03
Usage Conditions: This work is in the Public Domain, and as such is not subject to copyright restrictions. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute it in whole or in part without permission.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Public Domain

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