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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Merchants and traders in Philadelphia presented a memorial to Pennsylvania's General Assembly, highlighting trade disadvantages and requesting Congress be empowered to regulate US commerce. The Assembly agreed and notified Congress of Pennsylvania's readiness to comply.
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The Merchants and traders of the city of Philadelphia, have presented a memorial to the General Assembly of the State of Pennsylvania, setting forth the inconvenience now experienced from the unequal footing the United States are on with respect to Trade with other nations -- and at the same time praying them to request Congress to recommend it to the several States, to vest Congress with power sufficient to regulate the Commerce of the United States with other nations:
Whereupon the General Assembly have complied with their wishes, and at the same time, have informed Congress of the disposition of the State of Pennsylvania to comply with such commercial regulations.
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Primary Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Event Date
June 22
Outcome
general assembly complied with the memorial's requests and informed congress of pennsylvania's disposition to comply with commercial regulations.
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Merchants and traders of Philadelphia presented a memorial to the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, citing inconveniences from unequal US trade footing with other nations and praying for a request to Congress to recommend vesting it with power to regulate US commerce with other nations.