Adjourned till to Morrow Morning at 9 aClock.

At a Meeting in the Court House at Albany

on Wednesday the S^ July 1754. A. M. Present

John Chambers & William Smith Esq""" of the Council of

New York Samuel Welles, John Chandlor and Oliver Partridge Esq"

Commissioners from Massachusetts Bay. Theodore Atkinson, and Richard Wibird Esq"

Commissioners from New Hampshire The Commissioners from Connecticutt

Martin Howard Jun" Esq"^ a Commissioner from Rhode Island • All the Commissioners from Pennsylvania

Benja Tasker Jun'^' Esq^' one of the Commissioners from Maryland A draught of the Reply proposed to be made to the Speech of

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the 6 nations of the 1^'. Inst, which the Committee appointed yesterday afternoon had drawn up, was Read.

M^. Chambers desired to carry it to his Honour the Lieu'. Governor for his Opinion -- which was agreed to. Took their seats at the Board.

His Honour the Lieutenant Governor

Joseph MuiTay and Wilham Johnson Esq", of the Council of New York

Thomas Hutchinson & John Worthington Esq'^s. Commissioners for

Massachusetts Bay.

Meschech Weare & Henry Sherboume Esq"^. Commiss"^. forNevr Hampshire

Stephen Hopkins Esq"", one of the Commissioners from Rhode Island

Abraham Barnes Esq"", one of the Commissionersfrom Maryland.

His Honour laid before the Board certain matters which he proposed to be inserted in the Reply to be made to the 6 nations which together with the Draught from the Committee was read & Debated

The Commissioners from Pensylvania also laid before the Board an addition in behalf of their Province and proposed it to be afdded to the Reply -- The Commissioners from Massachusets, New Hanipshire and Connecticut proposed also some additions.