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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1775
The Congress met according to adjournment.
Agreeable to the order of yesterday, the motion made by Mr. F[ranklin] was taken into consideration, and after some debate they came to the following Resolution:--
Whereas, the government of Great Britain hath prohibited the exportation of arms and ammunition to any of the plantations, and endeavoured to prevent other nations from supplying us:
Resolved, That for the better furnishing these colonies with the necessary means of defending their rights, every vessel importing Gun powder, Salt petre, Sulphur, provided they bring with the sulphur four times as much salt petre, brass field-pieces, or good muskets fitted with Bayonets, within nine Months from the date of this resolution, shall be permitted to load and export the produce
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of these colonies, to the value of such powder and stores aforesd, the non-exportation agreement notwithstanding; and it is recommended to the committees of the several provinces to inspect the military stores so imported, and to estimate a generous price for the same, according to their goodness, and permit the importer of such powder and other military stores aforesaid, to export the value thereof and no more, in produce of any kind.
Ordered, That a copy of the above be delivered to the delegates of the Colony of Pensylvania, who are desired to request the committee of this city to forward the same in hand bills to the West Indies and such places as they think proper, taking care that it be not published in the news papers.1
[Note 1: 1 It was not printed in the Pennsylvania Pocket until 10 November, 1775.]
Extracts from sundry intercepted letters from Ld. Dartmouth to Govr Wright and Govr. Martin were laid before the Congress, and read.
The Congress then resumed the talk to the Stockbridge [Indians], which was agreed to, and is as follows:
[Here insert it]2
[Note 2: 2 Not found in the Papers of the Continental Congress.]
On motion, Resolved, That the Congress will, on Thursday next, attend divine service together, both morning and after noon.
Resolved, That Mr. [Thomas] Lynch, and Mr. [John] Dickinson, wait on Mr [Jacob] Duché, and request him to preach for the Congress on next Thursday morning, and to wait upon Doctr. [Francis] Allison, and request him to preach at his Church for the Congress, on the after noon of the said day.
Adjourned till Monday next at 8 o'Clock.
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