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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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