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PHILADELPHIA COMMITTEE.

Committee Chamber, June 24, 1775.

Upon motion, Resolved, That if any Pilot, Shallopman, or others, shall be found assisting in the conveyance or introduction of Goods or Merchandise, contrary to the Association of the late Congress, or in receiving on shore or unloading from any vessel any goods which, may have been ordered out of the Port, such persons shall be deemed

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enemies to the liberties of America, and will be held forth to the resentment of the publick. And if any person, privy to such measures, will disclose them, they shall receive the thanks of the Committee as real friends to their Country. Extract from the Minutes:

J˙ B˙ SMITH, Secretary.

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Title

Philadelphia Committee

Creator

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Committee of Correspondence

Editor

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Committee of Correspondence

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-06-24

Presentation Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, North America

Before Whom

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Committee of Correspondence

Subject

Economy: moral economy
Economy: trade restrictions
Mobilizing the populace: trade boycotts
Political philosophy: liberty

Document ID

S4-V2-P01-sp32-D0480

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V2

Part

S4-V2-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V2-P01-sp32

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