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1778.] TOWN RECORDS. 135
Jan. 13, 1778, at one of the clock, Met according to
the foregoing adjournment.
Blackleach Jesup was chosen to supply the families of
ye soldiers of
former committee.
the Continental army, in addition to the
Whereas his Excellency the Governor, on receipt of
the articles of the confederation published by Congress,
for the approbation of the several assemblies of the
United States, sent a copy of the same to this town, in
order for the town to show their sense relative thereto.
It is voted by this town, that they are sensible of the
great difficulty of concerting any plan of union with so
many different states, under so many different circumstances,
free from objection, and without being liable to
exceptions ;
yet the articles contained in said confederation
generally appear to this town to be well framed,
and calculated to form a union for the general benefit
of the whole ;
yet, notwithstanding, this town beg leave
to submit to ye consideration of the General Assembly
whether the method of supplying the common treasury,
contained in the eighth article, and the mode of raising
a continental army, in the ninth article, is so just and
equitable as may be
devised.
Voted also that a copy of this be sent forthwith to
the General Assembly to show the sense of the town in
the premises.
March 25, 1778.
Regulating the price of labor.
The select men are desired to procure
such a number of the late act of the Assembly
printed, respecting the regulations of the prices of labor,
&c., with the doings of the authority and select
men of this town relative thereto, as that each House-