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Whitehall April 28th. 1761.
Sir
His Majesty having been graciously pleased by Commission under the Great Seal of Great Britain to constitute and appoint Us His Commissioners for promoting the Trade of this Kingdom and for inspecting and improving His Majesty's foreign Colonys & Plantations It is Our Duty to acquaint you therewith & to desire that you will from time to time give us frequent and very full Information of the State & Condition of the(Colony Province Island) under your Government as well in respect to the Administration of Government and Justice as to the Trade and Commerce thereof and that you will also regularly & punctually send Us the several Papers required by His Majesty's Instructions to you to be transmitted to the immediate laid before His Majesty <These words underlined were not wrote for Pensylvania Maryland Connecticut and Rhode Island.> And to the end that We may be the better enabled to form a true Judgment of the present State of the (Colony Province Islands) under your Government We must desire your speedy Answer to the several heads of enquiry herewith transmitted to you & that you will every in Six Months make a return thereto that We may be from time to time apprized of any Alterations which may happen in the Circumstances of the (Colony Province Islands.)
We are
Sir
Your most Obedt.
humble Servts.
Plant. General
Circular Letter to all His Majesty's Govrs.
