RICHARD DERBY, jun., Chairman.
Whereas I the Subſcriber was ſo unfortunate (ſome Time ſince) as to ſign an Addreſs to the late Governor Hutchinſon, ſo univerſally, and ſo juſtly, deemed an Enemy to American Liberty and Freedom, I hereby in this public Manner declare that at the Time I ſigned the ſaid Addreſs, I intended the Good of my Country, and that only; but finding in my Sorrow it had not that but quite a contrary Effect, I hereby renounce the ſame Addreſs in every Part, and hope my injured and afflicted Fellow-Countrymen will overlook my paſt Miſconduct, as I am ready to aſſiſt them in their Struggles for Liberty and Freedom in whatever Way I ſhall be called upon by them.
Londonderry, June 6, 1775.
John Prentice.
To the Publick:
Whereas I the Subſcriber ſigned an Addreſs to the late Governor Hutchinſon, upon his leaving this Province: I now declare my doing ſo was without any View of injuring the Liberties of my Country, which I ever held ſacred; nor had I the leaſt Deſign of giving Offence to any Individual within the Circle of my Acquaintance, and had I conceived ſuch an Addreſs would have been ſo generally diſapproved of, I ſhould by no Means have ſigned it; and hope the Publick will freely forgive this Error in their humble Servant.
Jonathan Glover.