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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Baltimore, representatives from manufacturing and mechanic branches met on Monday evening to address declining trade and manufactures, appointed a committee of correspondence to respond to Boston's circular letter and coordinate with other towns, and adjourned to meet later at Mr. Page's in Gay-Street.
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On Monday evening last, the representatives chosen
by the respective manufacturing and mechanic branches
agreeable to the resolves of a former general meeting,
as mentioned in our Journal of the 20th instant, assembled
in the room over the Market-House in this town, to take
into consideration the declining state of trade and
manufactures, where, after choosing a chairman, and being
unanimously of opinion that something should be immediately
done for obtaining relief from the grievances generally
complained of, a committee of correspondence was appointed
to answer the circular letter received from Boston, and to
transmit the same, with our concurrence therewith, to the
different towns of this state; and to do all such other
matters, which the association may, from time to time, resolve
as necessary to promote the great and important ends in view.
The association having gone through the above business,
adjourned to 5 o'clock this evening, to meet at Mr. Page's,
in Gay-Street.
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Baltimore
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On Monday Evening Last
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committee of correspondence appointed; association adjourned to meet at 5 o'clock this evening at mr. page's in gay-street.
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Representatives from manufacturing and mechanic branches assembled in the room over the Market-House to consider the declining state of trade and manufactures. After choosing a chairman and agreeing unanimously that immediate action was needed for relief from grievances, they appointed a committee of correspondence to respond to a circular letter from Boston and transmit it with concurrence to towns in the state, and to handle other matters as resolved by the association.