In the House of Representatives, June 7th, 1776 : a resolve of the late House of Representatives passed on the 10th of May, 1776, that the inhabitants of each town in this colony ought to be in full meeting warned for that purpose, to advise the person or persons who should be chosen to represent them in the next general court - whether, should the honorable Congress, for the safety of the said colonies, declare them independent of the kingdom of Great-Britain ...