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Congress also "Resolved, (1) This address is believed to be the production of John Dickinson, of Pennsylvania, aptly termed the "pen of the revolution": it is an exceedingly clever piece of work, and might have had some effect if the French-Canadians could read.

It is well known that Benjamin Franklin on his return from his fruitless mission to Canada said that the next mis- sion should be of schoolmaster The address is printed in full in Kingsfords History of Canada, vol.

5, pp.

262-267.

That Mr Carroll be requested to prevail on Mr John Carroll to accompany the Committee to Canada to assist them in such matters as they shall think use- ful.