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Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul cliche, il est filmd A partir da Tangle supdrieur gauche, de gauche k droite, et de haut an baa, en prenant la nombra d'images n^cessaira. Las diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 To the Free and Independent Eleftors of the City and County of Saint John. GENTLEMEN^ I TVITED by a number of your refpe^able Body to offer myfelf oncw; more as a Candidate to reprefent you in the General Aflembly of the Province, I do not feel myfelf at liberty, confiflently with the principles which have hitherto invariably aduated my public conduft, to refufe obedience to fo honorable a Summons. When I reflea: upon the importance of the duties I undertake to difcharge, and the high refponfibility of the Truft to be repofed in me, in confeouence of being honored with your choice, I iholild (brink front- the tafk, were I not perfuaded that your liberality will make every can- did allowance for human frailty, when the condud is direded by upright views and intentions. Should you think proper to place me in fo diftinguifhed a fitu- ation, be affured that the public Intcrefl and Profperity (hall be my in- variable objea and unceafmg aim, as the only path to the fummit of my ambition, your approbation and applaufe. ST. JOHN, 5TH October, 1802. tRiNTEO SV J. RYAN, c:??. Jo/in, ^Jf. t^.J ^t/i October, il02. €/o rrarct (3/uhman, Onar. ^, K^e a x-^eetinjf^ o^ a i^cc^al/e numler o/i/it S/cciors lotfi foy t/ie. 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