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Committee of Philadelphia have undertaken to erect a Saltpetre Manufactory. [1775-07-03] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Committee. [S4-V2-p1533] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
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Committee Chamber, July 3, 1775.
The Committee of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia having undertaken to erect a Saltpetre Manufactory, and having appointed Messrs, Owen Biddle, George Clymer, John Allen, James Mease, Lambert Cadwalader, and Doctor Benjamin Rush, to superintend the same, they do earnestly request the inhabitants of this Province in general, and of this City and Liberties in particular, to furnish them with all such materials and assistance as they may require, to enable them to carry the said important and necessary Manufactory into execution with as much expedition as possible. By order of the Committee:
JOHN BENEZET, Assistant Secretary.
Philadelphia Committee