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Circular Letter of the Boston Committee of Correspondence; May 13, 1774.
This letter is from the towns people or maybe the legislator of the colony of Boston. The writers are informing the people about good ol' Great Britain. British military came to take over Boston's control and also punish them for "acting defiant" One example of this includes the East India Tea incident--Boston Tea Party. The main source of these issues is from all the harsh taxing. Boston was suffering because British military was taking over.


Letter from the New York Committee of Fifty-One to the Boston Committee of Correspondence; May 23, 1774
Boston is disgusted with how they are being treated by the British Parliament. Their neighboring colony; New York also believes that Boston is being treated very unjust. The fact that they are colonies next to each other, they realize that they are new, forming communities. New York sees the needs of Boston and steps up and genuinely helps them out. New York tells Boston that they are creating a committee of 51 people. Boston will also have the support of other colonies that surround them. These colonies realized that just because the problem is occuring in Boston, it relates to everyone in the new Americas. If Great Britain is willing to hurt Boston, they will hurt any colony. New York was very proactive by sending Boston this letter. They were also very beneficial because they probably stopped more problems from happening in the future.

Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress.
The British Parliament was claiming they had authority and power over the colonies. With so many rules and laws that were very controlling, colonists had enough. This document shows the colonists voice. Their anger at the unfair British Parliament. They--the colonists-- write out rules and regulations themselves to live by instead of eating and breating by the British parliament.