In1754, warwithFrancebeingagainapprehended, acongressofcommissionersfromthedifferentcolonieswas, byanorderoftheLordsofTrade, tobeassembledatAlbany, , havingreceiv'dthisorder, acquaintedtheHousewithit, requestingtheywouldfurnishproperpresentsfortheIndians, tobegivenonthisoccasion; andnamingthespeaker () 'dthenomination, andprovidedthegoodsforthepresent, andtho' theydidnotmuchliketreatingoutoftheprovinces; andwemettheothercommissionersatAlbanyaboutthemiddleofJune.
Inourwaythither, Iprojectedanddrewaplanfortheunionofallthecoloniesunderonegovernment, sofarasmightbenecessaryfordefense, 'dthro' NewYork, , twogentlemenofgreatknowledgeinpublicaffairs, and, beingfortifiedbytheirapprobation, Iventur'', whetheraunionshouldbeestablished, whichpass', onememberfromeachcolony, 'dtobepreferr'd, and, withafewamendments, wasaccordinglyreported.
JOIN, orDIE.
