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

J. Willard Secry. &« John Chandler

A true copy Att" Thomas Hutchinson

Ol* Partridge John Worthington

Province of ) George the Second by the Grace of God

New Hampshire ^ of Great Britain France and Ireland

King Defender of the Faith &c.

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To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas we have Ordered a Sum of Money to be Issued for for Presents to the Six Nations of Indians and to direct our Governor of New York to hold an Interview mth them for delivering those Presents, for Burying the Hatchet and for renewing the Covenant Chain, with them and inasmuch as the Attempts that have been made to \vithdraw them from our interest appear to us to make a General interview more Particularly Necessary at this time, and that all our Colonys whose Interest and Security is connected with, and depend upon those Indians should be present at, and join in such Interview