In late June the Newport Mercury was the first newspaper to publish the Virginia Resolves to the general public with several other newspapers following soon after. Notably, none of the newspapers drew on the official House records, and as a result the published resolutions included not only the four ratified resolutions but also the, already removed, 5th resolution. In fact the newspapers even went so far to include a 6th and 7th resolution, the origin of which is still disputed. Some sources quote those two articles as being part of Henry's original manuscript while others argue that their origin is unknown. A direct result of the publishing of the Virginia Resolves was a growing public anger over the Stamp Act and according to several contemporary sources the Resolves were responsible for inciting the Stamp Act Riots. Governor Thomas Hutchinson of Massachusetts stated that "Nothing extravagant appeared in the papers till an account was received of the Virginia Resolves." Later Edmund Burke linked the resolves with the beginning of the opposition to the Stamp Act that would contribute to the American Revolution. Text of the Virginia Resolves The original text of the Virginia Resolves as adopted by the House of Burgesses on May 29, 1765 was as follows: Additional resolutions When the Virginia Resolves were first published in colonial newspapers the articles cited not only the four officially adopted resolutions but also included the revoked fifth resolve plus two additional resolutions: Resolved, That his majesty's liege people, the inhabitants of this colony, are not bound to yield obedience to any law or ordinance whatsoever designed to impose any taxation whatsoever upon them, other than the laws and ordinances of the general assembly aforesaid. Resolved, That any person who shall by speaking or writing maintain that any person or persons other than the general assembly of this colony have any right or power to impose or lay any taxation whatsoever on the people here shall be deemed an enemy to this his majesty's colony. These two resolutions were never passed by the House of Burgesses, and it is not known for certain who authored them, although some sources claim that they were part of the original draft by Patrick Henry See also No taxation without representation Social contract References External links Text of the Virginia Resolves 1765 in the Thirteen Colonies Virginia in the American Revolution 1765 in Virginia 1765 documents Patrick