And whereas the great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay aforesaid have elected and appointed you to represent and appear for the Said Province at the Convention aforesaid for the purposes above mentioned; as also for entering into Articles of Union and Con federation with the aforesaid Governments for the General Defence of his Majesties Subjects and Interests in North America as well in time of Peace as in war. Now I do by these presents impowei and Commissionate you the said Samuel Welles, John Chandler, Thomas Hutchinson, Oliver Partridge, and John Worthington a Commissioners (or any three of You) to appear for and represen the ProAance of the Massachusetts Bay aforesaid at the proposed Convention of Commissioners, to be held at the City of Albany in the Month of June next then and there to concert, with the Commissioners (from all or any of his Majesties British Governments) that may be there convened, such Measures as may be judged proper for the Purposes afores*! and to agree upon the same; and VOL, II. 35

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herein you must observe such Instructions as are herewith delivered you, or may from time to time be f^iven you by the Great and General Court or Assembly of this Province.

Given under my hand and the Publick Seal of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay aforesaid the nineteenth Day of April 1754 in the. twenty Seventh Year of his Majestys Reign.

W. SHERLEY By His Excellency's Command Samuel Welles