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In C©MM ITT EE, April 2, 1776.
Ordered, ThAt the Address from the Committee of Privates,
and their vote refpe&ing the regulation of the sale of sundry
articles of merchandize by this Committee, be made publie.
SAM. C. MORRIS, Secretary.
To the COMMITTEE of Infpedion of the City and Liberties
of Philadelphia.
Gentlemen,
YOUR constant and unwearied application to the duties
of your very important station, and your earned en
deavours to lerve your country, and prevent the cruel attempts
of interested persons to distress us, while they call for our
gratitude and approbation, and strongly solicit us to lay no
unnecessary burden upon you, yet give us the pleasing assu
rance that you will omit no means in your power effectu
ally to remove our present distresses.
The scarcity of materials, the difficulty of procuring manu
facturers, and the profpeCtwe have before us of being obliged
to negleCt matters of great importance, and principally to at
tend to warlike defence, all point out the necessity of making
timely provision against our future demands. For what by
monopolizing in some instances and a real scarcity in others
the country begins already to fuffer, and the poor are exceed-,
ingly distressed. And if the case is so now in the very open
ing of the spring, what will it be a few months hence, when the.
season for importation is wholly over. It becomes us while
we are wielding the sword of felf-defence against an inhuman
invader, to take effectual care that we distress not ourselves by
unnecessary difficulties.. It is not in our power to provide
effectually against the necessities of the people, without some.
foreign trade. The scarcity of almost every species of goods
which we have been accustomed to look upon as necessary to
clothing and support, the consequent high price of them, and
above all the finall remaining demand for the produce of this
country, which is now entirely cut off by the prohibitory
bill, all conspire to distress and discourage the people; and
while it is of advantage to none but a few adventurous mer
chants, who run great hazards to serve us, and certain mono
polizers, whose prosperity arises from the miseries of mankind,'
it Can only be effectually removed by opening a free trade.
It is unnecessary to point any particular instances to this Com
mittee, the universal complaints of both town and country are
well known to every one whose ears are not flopped by the
profpeCt of private emolument arising from our necessities.—
Foreseeing the many calamities which must follow a negleft of
the measure, we earnestly request you, gentlemen, either di
re&ly to apply to the Honorable Continental Congress, in the
name of the inhabitants of the city and liberties of Philadel
phia, whom you represent, praying them to take every mea.
sure necessary to open and secure an immediate trade with
such countries as can fopply us with what we most stand in
need of, and to export the produce of this country ; or by
feme means or other to procure an application from the city
at large on this head, as to you may seem belt calculated to
answer the purpose. We view it as a matter of very great
consequence, feeing were ever so much money struck for the
public exigences, while the country is debarred of the means
of handling it through the want of a market for their produce,
it can be of very little advantage to them, and will in the end
affect its value. And while every mode of introducing gold
and silver is totally cut off, and we stand in need of io many
articles which must be procured by paying in specie, we are
in. danger of a scarcity of such articles, but also of having our
currency depreciated ; as it will be very difficult if not im
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possible to support its credit without introducing real cash
into the country nearly in the fame proportion to the sums we
are obliged to strike. It is now in our power to provide
against these evils, we therefore entreat you to fall on some
effectual means for the pufpofe, and to take such meafu res as
will for the future prevent foreflalling, and oblige the present
monopolizers to fell their stock on hand at the generous prices
you have allowed them, and in doing of this you may rest as
sured of our strenuous support. We are happy in assuring you
that as far as we have an opportunity of conversing with our
fellow citizens, it is what they greatly desire, and that it can
meet with no opposition except from difaffeded persons. We
beg leave to conclude with thanking you in the warmest man
ner for the memorial you have sent into the House cf Assem
bly to induce them to refeind their inftruhdions to our Dele
gates in Congress, as we are persuaded that from the delicate
situation of our affairs any inftrudions which may prevent
them from uniting with a majority of the Colonies mult be of
very dangerous consequence.
Signed on behalf of the Committee of Privates.
WILLIAM ADCOCK, President.
Moved, That a vote of thanks be given to the Committee
of Infpe&ion for the steps they have taken to prevent the mo
nopolizing, and too high price of goods, and to assure them
that this Committee will support them as far as in their power
in every measure for the public fafety and welfare.
Moved, ,That Meflrs. Simpson and Shubart be a Committee
to deliver this vote to the Committee of Infpedion.
WILLIAM ADCOCK, President.
A true copy from the minutes.
James Cannon, Clerk.
O The Members of the COMMITTEE of PRIVATES
are desired to take notice that there is a regular weekly meet
ing of the Committee to be held every Monday evening, at
Mr. Thorne's school-house, in Vidall's alley.
N. B. Next Monday evening at seven o'clock the firft regu
lar weekly meeting is to be held at the place aforefaid.
TO be SOLD, the time of an English SERVANT
MAID. She is about twenty years of age, a strong
healthy woman, has three years to serve, can be well recom
mended, and suit forany gentleman's family. Inquire of the
printer.
WHEREAS JOHN BLYTH intendsieaving the pro
vince as soon as possible, he therefore defies.all per
sons that have any demands against him to bring in their ac
counts that they may be paid ; and all persons indebted to
him by bond, note, or book debt, are desired to pay their
refpeftive ballances immediately, otherwise he will be under
the disagreeable necessity to putthe accounts into the hand of
an attorney. e ^ JOHN BLYTH.
Philadelphia, April 4,, 1776. *
TO be SOLD (for cash only) by R. Aitken, bookseller,
a large quantity of good pro patria WRITING
PAPE R, by the ream or quire, at his fibre opposite the
London Coffee-houfe, Front-street.
R OBERT AITKEN gives THREEPENCE per pound
for any quantity of clean LINEN RAGS.
*** Fine MACUBA RAPPEE (price ten frillings per bot^
tie) to be had at his flare.
INDIGO to be SOLD by Joshua Allen, at Mr. Proc
tor's in Front-street, between Chefnut and Walnut ftreets'