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To the freemen, freeholders, and other inhabitants of the city and county of New-York : Gentlemen, In times of public danger, I conceive it to be the indispensable duty of every member of the community to communicate his sentiments to the fellow citizens on public affairs ...

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Language:	English
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 13657.
Subjects:	Committee of Correspondence (New York, N.Y.) Boston Port Bill, 1774. New York (State) > Politics and government > To 1775. Great Britain > Colonies > America. New York (State) > Commerce. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes.
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