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HSiSS' ~ Hi iPOi'Su' VA any pSloOu vi pCl-
SOUS whatever, except such as are now in
tile CO ntry, or such as may arrive on or
before the said fist day of Novemi or, in
consequence Of orders alleady given, and
which cannon now be countermanded in
time.
"2d. We will neither ourselves import,
nor purchase aJty SLAVE, or SLAVES, import
ed by any person, after The first day Of
November next, either from Africa, the
West indies, Or any other place.
"6th. We will endeavor to improve our
breed Of sheep, and increase their number
to the utmost extent, and to this end, we
will be as sparing as we conveniently can,
in killing Of sheep, especially those Of the
most profitable kind, and if we should at
any time be overstocked, or can conve-
nlently spare any, we will dispose OF them
to our neighbors, especially the poorer sort
OF people, on moderate terms"
By whom were these articles of associa-
ton signed! Out ofl08 names, we select
'the following: George Washington, Thom-
as Jefferson, Peyton Randolph, Benjamin
Harrison, Robert c. Nichols, Richard Hem
ry Lee, Edmund Pendleton, Patrick Henry,
William Cabell, Henry TazwelI, Thomas
Marshall Richard Lee, Francis Lightfoot
Lee, and others of like character, whose
names stand out in history as the wisest
and bravest in support Of American inter-
ests and American Liberty.
MARYLAND IN IVA.
At a meeting of the deputies appointed
by the several counties Of the Province of
Maryland, at the city of Annapolis, on the
9th day of December, 1774-Mr. John
Hall in the chair, and Mr.. John Duckett,
clerk-the proceedings of the Continental
Congress were read and unanimously ap-
proved,
The proceedings referred to were the
formation of an Association by the Mem.
bers of Congress, on the Goth day of Octo
Der, 1774, with Peyton Randolph, Of Vir,
ginia, President, at their head, by which
among other things, they bound themselves
'under the sacred ties of Virtue, Honor
and Love of our Country" as follows:
"lst. That from and after the first day
of December next, we will not import into
British America, from Great Britain, oil
Ireland, any goods, wares, or megchan-
dies whatsoever, or from any other place,
any such goods, wares, or merchandizes,
as shall have been exported from Great
Britain to Ireland.
Sod. That we will neither import nol
purchase any Slave imported after the Is
day ofDecenber next; after 1ohich time aOt
soW tOholIy discontinue the SLAVE TRADE
and will neither be concerned in it our
selves, nor will we hire our vessels, no,
sell our commodities OF manufactures TO hoSt
Oho are concerned IN a"-(Archeves, vol.
Up. 9l4.)
Twelve of the Colonies were parties to
this Association, Georgia not being repre-.
scented.
After approving of the doings of the
Continental Congress, the Maryland De-
putes proceeded to pass series Of resolu
tons, from which we extract the two fol
lowing:
ITO increase our focks of sheen, anC
thereby promote the wooden manufacture
in this province, Rcsolued, That no person
ought to kill any lamb, dropt before thu
first day of May yearly, or other sheep, af
ter the first OF January next, under fou1
years of age.
ITO increase the manufacture of linen
and cotton, Resoiued, That every planter
ard farmer ought to raise as much fax
hemp, aud cotton, as he conveniently can
and the cultivation thereof as particularly
recommended to such inhabitants Of thi
province, whose lands are best adapted tt
that purpo5e-And resolved that no flax
seed, Of the growth Of the present year
ought to be puchase1 for exploration, af
ter the twelfth day of this month.
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