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Vote at a Full Meeting of the Inhabitants of Southampton

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SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.

At a full meeting of the inhabitants of Southampton, met at their Meeting-House, on Friday, June 21, 1776, respecting being independent of Great Britain, it was as follows unanimously

Voted, That if the honourable Congress should, for the safety of the said Colonies, declare them independent of the Kingdom of GreatBritain, we (the inhabitants) will engage with our lives and fortunes to support them in the measure.

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Title

Vote at a Full Meeting of the Inhabitants of Southampton

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-06-21

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: Continental Congress
Political philosophy: American nationalism, unity, rights of America
Toward independence: local and state declarations, real and imagined
Political philosophy: dependence and independence

Document ID

S4-V6-P02-sp05-D0016

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V6

Part

S4-V6-P02

Sub-Part

S4-V6-P02-sp05

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