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October 17, 1775

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Tuesday, October 17, 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Safety: Present —

Robert Morris, President pro tem˙, George Gray, Michad Swoope, Daniel Roberdeau, Bernard Dougherty, Andrew Allen, Owen Biddle, Thomas Wharton, Jun.

Mr˙ Gray and Mr˙ Dougherty, agreeable to a Resolve of yesterday, waited on the Provincial Commissioners, who gave their hearty consent to this Board' s erecting any works on the Province Islands that they may think proper and necessary for the defence of this Province.

Mr˙ John Palmer, agreeable to their desire, attended this Board and undertook the mason work agreed to be carried on at Fort-Island.

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Title

October 17, 1775

Creator

Pennsylvania, Committee of Safety

Editor

Pennsylvania, Committee of Safety

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-10-17

Recipient

Pennsylvania, Committee of Safety

Presentation Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, North America

Before Whom

Pennsylvania, Committee of Safety

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Military action: local protection
Social reality: skilled workers

Document ID

S4-V3-P01-sp37-D0025

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V3

Part

S4-V3-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V3-P01-sp37

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