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Whitehall

Decr. 15th. 1763.

To Arthur Dobbs Esqr. Governor of North Carolina.

Sir,

Bundle E.75. The Agent for the Assembly of North Carolina having requested in the name of his Constituents, that We wou'd direct you to assent to a Law for applying to the contingent Service of the Government, the Money allotted to the Province out of the Parliamentary Grant to the Colonies & such request appearing to us to be both just & reasonable, We wou'd recommend to you to give your Assent to any proper Law, which the Council & Assembly may frame and pass for this purpose unless you shall have any particular reasons for refusing that Assent; & if you have, you will forthwith acquaint Us what those Reasons are. We are,

Sir, your &c

Hillsborough

Soame Jenyns

Ed: Eliot

Ed: Bacon

Geo: Rice

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