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Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 3

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Extract from the Minutes of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Monday, December 15, 1777

Ordered, That Mr. Paine, Mr. Greenough and Mr. Phillips be a Committee to correct the Address reported to be sent to the Inhabitants of this State, setting forth the Reasons which induced the House to pass an Act for calling in the Bills of Credit emitted by this Government, and obviating the Objections that have been made to it; and that Mr. Scott cause the same, when prepared by said Committee, to be printed in Hand-Bills, one of which to be sent to the Selectmen of each Town in this State, to be communicated.

Printed in the Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, 53, pt. 2:143.