174 Angleterre, 1775 
July 8. Continental Congress, address to in- 
habitants of Great Britain (ff. 64-69) [printed: Journals . 
II, 163-170]. 
July 8. Copy of Continental Congress, petition 
to George III, presented to Dartmouth by Richard Penn and 
Arthur Lee, to which Dartmouth declared there would be no 
reply (ff. 325-329) [printed: Journals , II, 158-162], 
July 14. London Common Council to George III, 
in favor of Americans (ff. 11] -112). 
Aug. 23. George III, proclamation for suppres- 
sion of rebellion and sedition (ff. 295-296). 
Sept. J. Submission of Nova Scotia (f. 330) 
[see also f. 364]. 
Sept. 8. Burgers of Leicester to George III, 
in favor of Americans (ff. 358-359). 
[Sept. 8?]. Copy of Effingham to Barrington, 
resigning his commission and refusing to serve against 
Americans (ff. 372-373). 
Sept. 11. Lord Mayor, House of Commons, and 
magistrates of Liverpool to Dartmouth, for submission to 
George III, against American rebels (ff. 379-380). 
[Sept. 25?]. Gentlemen, clergy, merchants, 
manufacturers, and principal inhabitants of Manchester to 
George III, against American rebels (ff. 398-399). 
[n.d. ]. Freamble of regulations laid down by 
Massachusetts Provincial Congress for government of its 
militia (ff. 2 35-137). 
[n.d.]. Relation of engagements at Hog and 
Noddle islands (ff. 162-163). 
[Doniol prints: Vergennes to De Guines, July 1, 10, 
22, 29, Aug. 7, Sept. 25 (I, 83-84; 103-104; 92; 94-98; 
156-157; 177-183); De Guines to Vergennes, July 4, 14 
(I, 102-103; 104-105); Beaumarchais to Vergennes, Sept. 22 
[two letters], 23 (I, 134; 159-160; 137); Bonvouloir's 
receipt, Sept. 8 (I, 158) ; Duke of Gloucester to Louis XVI, 
Aug. 25 (I, 110); Bishop of Verdun to Vergennes, Aug. 7 
(I, 109). Extracts from Vergennes to De Guines, July 10, 
14, 27, Aug. 7, 20, 27, Sept. 10, 18 (I, 89-91; 87-88, 91; 
106-107; 120-123, 155-156; 171-172, 175; 149, 172; 150; 
150-151, 158); De Guines to Vergennes, July 1, 14, 18, 28, 
Aug. 4, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8 (I, 128, 153-154; 642-643; 93- 
94, 97; 116-117, 154-155; 107-108; 157, 167-168; 173; 169; 
138); Rochford to De Guines, Sept. 8 (I, 149).] 
[The two most important documents in this volume are 
Vergennes to De Guines, no. 153, Sept. 18 (f. 410), and 
Beaumarchais to Vergennes, Sept. 22 (f. 448). In the for- 
mer Vergennes states that France has no desire to augment 
British difficulties, or to encourage colonial resistance. 
In the second is the first indication in Vergennes' cor- 
respondence that he has secretly resolved upon eventual 
war with Britain. ] 
