- unitid
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{"value"=>"278664", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 9328", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"May 19, 1785", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1785-05-19"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to the Committee of the Merchants Traders etc. of Boston"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"L. S., Richard Wells, J. M. Nesbitt, John Nixon, Thos. FitzSimons, Mordecai Lewis, Geo: Clymer, Chas. Pettit, John Wilcocks, Isaac Hazlehurst, Clement Biddle, J. Ross, Tench Coxe, Samuel Howell. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"They acknowledge a letter of Apr. 22, asking for an interchange of sentiments respecting the general commerce of the United States; the present state of trade was to have been expected as a result of the revolution; the present restrictions imposed by Great Britain and France will give those countries all the benefits of our open trade, with no advantages in return, until some system shall be devised to meet their restrictions; the defective powers of Congress, and the jealousy of its authority shown by some of the states are obstacles towards doing this; other difficulties; the Assembly, at the instance of this Committee, passed a resolution asking Congress to devise a system of commercial powers for itself; should such a system not be perfected, or should it be rejected by the states, the committee opine that each state ought then to resort to its own powers; this necessity must be deprecated, as nothing could give a more violent shock to the principles of their union."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Philadelphia (Pa.). Committee of Merchants", "type"=>"corpname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1785
- date_inclusive_end
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1785
- keydate
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1785-05-19
- date_start
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1785-05-19
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1785-05-19