Thursday, October 30, 2008

Summary- Letter from the Ney York Committee of Fifty-One, 1774

----The author(s) of this document are the people of the New York Committee writing in response to the Boston Committee of Correspondence's cry for help. The Boston Committee had written a letter to the New York Committee asking for their advice and help in the colony. The kind citizens and the Committee immediately show their care and concern by saying that the letter from the Boston Committee was immediately taken into consideration. "Our citizens have thought it necessary to appoint a large committee, consisting of fifty-one persons to correspond with our sister colonies on this and every other matter of public moment." The citizens of New York put together this committee not only to aid Boston, but for any other incident in the colonies as well. I gathered that the tone of this document was very considerate, compassionate and caring. Although the New York Committee was unable to be of any assistance, they surely revealed their sorrow and condolences through this writing.

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