The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-07-16

Tie fasqsng RESOLUTIONS Of tbs large ard rsfttF'Ss
CsHniy of Baimsre in Mayand, gF cor7e 10 t4r9' can
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Ar General meeting of the Freeholders, Gentlemen,
Merchants, Tradelnen, and other inhabitants Of BAL
TIMoRE County, held at the Couit-Houie % the laid
County Tuefday the 3If May, I774.
Capt. CHARLES RIDoLEY, Chairman.
RESOLVED, IN. FT<HAT it is the opinion OF this
4 Meeting, thar the town OF Bottom
;c now frins in the common cauie of ina, and That
il the duty OF every colony ia America to unite in the
mott efeeual means to obtain repeal of the late Act 9
Parliament for docking Up 'bt barbour Of Bsf0H.-DsH-
fisnf three. 80,
H. ha, it is the opinion of this meeting, that if the
colonies come into joint reoution to flop imporatlons
FROM and expectations GreatBrtain and the Welt
Indies until the a for blocking up the harbour OF Bolton
be repealed The fame may be the means OF preie:vng
North.America in her Observation-Disclosures three.
Ill That therefore the inhabitants Of this county will
ion in an aocaton with the eyeral counties in this pro-
vince and the principal colonies IN America, TO put flop
TO exports to Great and the Welndies after the
If day of October next, ch other day as may be agreed
on and to put aop to the imports from CTeat-Britan,
after the m day Of December next, or uch other day as
may be agreed UPON until the ad act ha be repealed and
that fuch aociation al be upon oah.-Dentent nine.
w. Unanrnouly.-That il is the opinion of this meet
ing, that as the mott ecua of uniting all parts of
this province in fuch aocaton, propofed, general con-
ge of deputies from each county be held az Annapolis, at
fch time as may be agreed upon, and that agreeable to
the nc of filter colonies, delegates ha be appointed
from this province attend general congef of delegates
from the other colonies luch time and place al be
agreed on in order fete aud eftabh general plan OF
conduct for the important pupoles aforementioned
". Neutrality-suspicious. the inhabitants OF this county
WILL and il is the opinion of this meeting, that this pro-
vince ought to break off all trade and dealings with that CO.
lony province or town, which iha decline refuk to
come into imar reo'utOns with majority OF the Co
lonies.
vi. That Capt. Charles Rideley, Charles Ridsey ion
of John, Walter Toey, jun. Thomas cockey Deye, VII
liam Lux Robert Alexander, Samuel Purviance jun John
Moale, Andrew Buchanan, and George Reau, be COM
mee to attend general meeting at Annapolis. And that
the fame gentlemen, together with John Smith, Thomas
Harriion, William Buchanan, Benjamin Nichofon, Tho
mas Sollars, William Smith, James Cettings, Richard
Moale, Jonathan Powman and William Spear, be COM
mtee Of correspondence receive and anlwer all letters,
and any emergency to call general meeting, and that
any fix of the number have power to act.
VII. That copy of the proceedings be tranftted to the
vera counties of this provinces directed to their committee
of conefpondeace and be alto publhed in the Maryland
Gazette to evince to all the world the en they entertain
of the nvaGon of their constitutional rights and liberties.
VIII That the Chairman be dered return the thanks
Of this meeting the gentlemen of the committee of cor
reipondence from Annapolis, for their polite Peonal at
tendance in eonsquence of invitation BY the COMMITTEES
of correspondence for BaltmOr$Town.
Signed BY order, WILLIAM LUX, Clerk.