Offices were prosecuted at a considerable Expence to those were conceived by the Government to have the best Title to the Royal Favour, and upon a promise of a Grant to tliem : But this Instruction being in the way, the Lieutenant Governor represented their Case to tlie Treasury and Board of Trade, and asked Leave to make the Grant, and notwithstanding to this Day, m Notice has been taken of the Petitions or his Sollicitation .

This being the State of their Case the Lutheran Congregation most humbly beg his Excellency's Interposition in their Favour.

(Endorsed) Case of the Lutheran Church humbly presented to his Excellency Sir Henry Moore Bar^

ADDRESS OF THE SONS OF LIBERTY TO THE ASSEMBLY.

Assembly Chamber City of New York

Die Veneris 9h A M the 29th November 1765

Mf Lott, Clerk to this House, presented on the 26th Instant a sealed Letter to the House, directed in the Words following Vizt • To the General Assembly of the Province of Km York

Which Letter was delivered to him, the said Lott, by his Clerk, who received it from a person unknown, and was inclosed in another Letter directed To Mr Lott Merdf in jYew York, and the same being read was in the Words following

" On Receiveing you are to read the inCIosed in the open assem-

" bly of this province New York as you are Clark and whare of

" fail not on your perrel.

Freedom."

And then the Letter address'd to the General Assembly being opened & also read was in the Words following