The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal

Intelligence of the resolutions from the free and respectable
County of Baltimore in Maryland, just come to hand, cannot
but afford great Satisfaction to the Friends of Liberty
through the Province.

At a general meeting of the Freeholders, Gentlemen,
Merchants, Trademen, and other Inhabitants of Baltimore
County, held at the Court-House of the said
County on Tuesday the 31st May, 1774.

Capt. CHARLES RIDGELY, Chairman.

RESOLVED, 1st.

THAT it is the opinion of this
Meeting, that the town of Boston
is now suffering in the common cause of America, and that
it is the duty of every colony in America to unite in the
most effectual means to obtain a repeal of the late Act of
Parliament for blocking up the harbour of Boston.--Dissentient three.

II. That it is the opinion of this meeting, that if the
colonies come into a joint resolution to stop importations
from, and exportations to Great-Britain and the West-
Indies, until the act for blocking up the harbour of Boston
be repealed : The same may be the means of preserving
North-America in her liberties.--Dissentient three.

III. That therefore the inhabitants of this county will
join in an association with the several counties in this province and the principal colonies in America, to put a stop
to exports to Great-Britain and the West-Indies, after the
1st day of October next, or such other day as may be agreed
on, and to put a stop to the imports from Great-Britain,
after the first day of December next, or such other day as
may be agreed upon, until the said act shall be repealed, and
that such association shall be upon oath.--Dissentient nine.

IV. Unanimously.--That it is the opinion of this meeting,
that as the most effectual means of uniting all parts of
this province in such association, as proposed, a general congress of deputies from each county be held at Annapolis, at
such time as may be agreed upon, and that if agreeable to
the sense of our sister colonies, delegates shall be appointed
from this province to attend a general congress of delegates
from the other colonies, at such time and place as shall be
agreed on, in order to settle and establish a general plan of
conduct for the important purposes above-mentioned.

V. Unanimously.-That the inhabitants of this county
will, and it is the opinion of this meeting, that this province ought to break off all trade and dealings with that colony, province or town, which shall decline or refuse to
come into similar resolutions with a majority of the colonies.

VI. That Capt. Charles Ridgley, Charles Ridgley, son
of John, Walter Tolley, jun. Thomas Cockey Deye, William Lux, Robert Alexander, Samuel Purviance jun. John
Moale, Andrew Buchanan, and George Risteau, be a committee to attend a general meeting at Annapolis. And that
the same gentlemen, together with John Smith, Thomas
Harrison, William Buchanan, Benjamin Nicholson, Thomas Sollers, William Smith, James Gettings, Richard
Moale, Jonathan Plowman, and William Spear, be a committee of correspondence to receive and answer all letters,
and on any emergency, to call a general meeting, and that
any six of the number have power to act.

VII. That a copy of the proceedings be transmitted to the
several counties of this province, directed to their committee
of correspondence, and be also published in the Maryland
Gazette, to evince to all the world the sense they entertain
of the invasion of their constitutional rights and liberties.

VIII. That the Chairman be desired to return the thanks
of this meeting to the gentlemen of the committee of correspondence from Annapolis, for their polite personal attendance, in consequence of an invitation by the committee
of correspondence for Baltimore-Town.

Signed by order,

WILLIAM LUX, Clerk.