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A Look at the non-exportation agreement be generally come into,
in that case it is the opinion of this meeting that the
Caroline Resolutions Courts of Justice be shut up.

by Chad Dean That it is the opinion of the inhabitants of this county;
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that this Province ought to break off all trade and
Even in its infancy as an official political unit, our county
dealings with that Colony, Province, or town, which
wasted no time in joining the fray of the American Revolu-
shall refuse or decline to come into similar resolu-

tion. The same year the local government held its fi rst formal
tions with a majority of the Colonies.
meetings, 1774, also saw the issuance of what are referred to as

the Caroline Resolutions. While stopping short of clamoring That it is the unanimous opinion of this meeting, that
for independence, which was an idea only radicals supported 7th delegates be appointed from this Province to attend
until early 1776, our leaders, on June 18th some 247 years ago, a General Congress of Delegates from the other
made the following statements in response to the heavy-handed Colonies, at such time and place as shall be agreed
British reaction to the Boston Tea Party: on, in order to settle and establish a general plan of
conduct for the important purpose aforementioned.

RESOLVED, That the inhabitants of this country are
1st. by duty and inclination firmly attached to his most That Thomas White, William Richardson, Isaac

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sacred majesty, King George the Third, to whom we Bradly, Nathaniel Potter, Benson Stainton, and

owe all due obedience and allegiance. Thomas Goldsborough, be a Committee to attend
a general meeting at Annapolis. And that the same
That it is the unanimous opinion of this meeting, gentlemen, together with Charles Dickinson, Rich-

2nd. that the Boston Port Act is principally grounded on
ard Mason, Joshua Clark, Henry Dickinson, Dr.
the opposition made by the inhabitants of that town
William Molleson, Charles Blair, William Haskins,
to the Tea Duty; that the said town of Boston is now
Philip Fidernan, William Hooper, the Reverend
suffering in the common cause of British America,

and that it is the duty of every Colony thereof, to
unite in the most effectual means to obtain a repeal

of the late Act of Parliament for shutting up the port
of Boston.

That it is the unanimous opinion of this meeting,
3rd. that if the Colonies come into a joint resolution
to forbear all importations whatsoever from Great
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Resolved, therefore, That the inhabitants of this

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ants of this Province and the other Colonies in North
America, in an Association and agreement to forbear SATURDAY SUNDAY
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the said Acts of Parliament, (except such articles as
may be judged proper to be excepted by a general
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That it is against the opinion of this meeting that the
4th. Colonies go into a general non-importation from, or Greater Impact
non-exportation to Great Britain, but should both
or either of these measures be adopted, they will
acquiesce therein. Greensboro Rd.

That it is the unanimous opinion of this meeting,

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5th that the Courts of Justice be kept open; but should a
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