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FAIRFIELD (CONNECTICUT) COMMITTEE.

Connecticut, August 16, 1775

At a meeting of the Committee of Inspection for the Town of Fairfield, held in Fairfield, by adjournment, on the 15th of August, 1775, it was Voted and Agreed, That if any person in this Town shall presume to export

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any Flax-Seed out of this Colony until further advice from the Continental Congress, he shall be deemed an enemy to his Country.

The above is a true copy of the vote:

THADDEUS BURR, Clerk.

Details

Title

Committee for Fairfield, Connecticut, declare any person an enemy to his Country who shall export any Flaxseed out of the Colony, until further advice from the Continental Congress

Creator

Connecticut, Fairfield Committee of Inspection
Burr, Thaddeus

Editor

Connecticut, Fairfield Committee of Inspection
Burr, Thaddeus

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-08-16

Presentation Location

Fairfield, Connecticut, North America

Before Whom

Connecticut, Fairfield Committee of Inspection

Subject

Economy: agriculture
Economy: trade and commerce
Economy: trade restrictions
Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Mobilizing the populace: trade boycotts

Document ID

S4-V3-P01-sp03-D0031

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V3

Part

S4-V3-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V3-P01-sp03

Usage Conditions

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Rights Statement

No Copyright - Public Domain

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