At a general meeting of the inhabitants of the district of Wilmington in the province of North-Carolina, held at the town of Wilmington July 21st, 1774. William Hooper, Esq; chairman.
Subtitle: Resolved, that Col. James Moore, John Ancrum ... be a committee to prepare a circular letter ... expressive of the sense of the inhabitants of this district with respect to the several acts of Parliament lately made for the oppression of our sister colony of the Massachusetts-Bay ..
Contributors: Hooper, William, 1742-1790; Wilmington (N.C.). Committee of Correspondence
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 42755; Early American imprints -- no. 42754
Publisher: Printed by Adam Boyd
Published: 1774
Place of publication: [Wilmington, N.C
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Wilmington (N.C.). -- Committee of Correspondence; North Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783; Great Britain -- Colonies -- America
Other titles: Gentlemen, At this conjuncture of British politics ..
Notes: "Gentlemen, At this conjuncture of British politics when the liberty and property of North-American subjects are at stake ... to be silent would be insidious. To avoid such imputations ... we, the subscribers appointed a Committee of Correspondence for the town and district of Wilmington, at a most respectable meeting ... take this earliest opportunity of acquainting you with their resolutions. A copy of which we now inclose ..."--p. [2]. The Public Record Office copy is signed in ms.: Ja. Moore [and three others]

Imprint supplied by McMurtrie. McMurtrie, Bristol, and Shipton & Mooney were not aware that the resolutions of the meeting at Wilmington (Bristol B3908) and the circular letter from the Committee of Correspondence (Bristol B3907) are printed on recto and verso of the same sheet, and recorded them as separate items

Bristol B3908

Shipton & Mooney 42755

McMurtrie, D.C.  North Carolina, 75

Bristol B3907

Shipton & Mooney 42754

McMurtrie, D.C.  North Carolina, 76

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Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42755)

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42754)