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Relative to Leaden Window Weights

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Resolve relative to Leaden Window Weights; passed JULY 2, 1776.

Whereas it is of great importance for the defence of this Colony, in the present struggle with Great Britain, that a sufficient quantity of Leaden Balls be immediately procured: Therefore,

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Resolved, That it be recommended to the inhabitants of the several Towns in the Colony, that they spare their Leaden Window Weights for that purpose, and the Commissary-General is directed to receive and pay for all such Lead, and have it cast into Balls.

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Title

Relative to Leaden Window Weights

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-07-02

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Economy: moral economy
Military action: logistics, provisioning, and recruitment

Document ID

S5-V1-P01-sp05-D0180

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V1

Part

S5-V1-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V1-P01-sp05

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