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Dispute Over General Court Location in Colonial Boston
A colonial letter expresses concern at Parliament’s dissatisfaction with the House of Representatives for refusing to settle a salary. It defends loyalty to the province, argues the court’s removal from Boston was for harmony, and cites May 25, 1698 law and a 1721 Cambridge session as context for legitimizing or limiting such moves. The document defends the Town-house binding over time and warns against establishing a precedent for shifting sessions.
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House of Representatives
Boston
Samuel Shute
Cambridge
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