A. I believe they would.
Q. Why do you think so?
A. I can speak for the colony I live in; I had it in instruction from the assembly to assure the ministry, that as they always had done, so they should always think it their duty, to grant such aids to the crown as were suitable to their circumstances and abilities, whenever called upon for that purpose, in the usual constitutional manner; and I had the honour of communicating this instruction to that honourable gentleman then minister.[95]
Q. Would they do this for a British concern, as suppose a war in some part of Europe, that did not affect them?
A. Yes, for any thing that concerned the general interest. They consider themselves as part of the whole.
Q. What is the usual constitutional manner of calling on the colonies for aids?
A. A letter from the secretary of state.
Q. Is this all you mean; a letter from the secretary of state?