25 oct. 1774 - Petition to the King

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A petition sent to King George III of Great Britain requesting the repeal of the 1774 Intolerable Acts. It was written by an appointed committee consisting of Richard Henry Lee (the chair), John Adams, Patrick Henry, Thomas Johnson, and John Rutledge. They began writing the draft on October 1 and was ratified by Congress on the 25th after some amendments. It was signed by 51 of the 56 Congressional delegates and sent to London, arriving on November 14. It was examined by the House of Commons on January 19 of the next year, where it was mostly disregarded and not formally replied to. The Petition showed that even though the colonists were becoming increasingly upset with the actions of the British government, they still wished to remain loyal to the Crown as late as October 1774.

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