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Title: History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893 Harrison, Constance Cary, "Mrs. Burton Harrison,", 1846-1920
Subjects: New York (N.Y.) -- History
Publisher: New York : A. S. Barnes and company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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o defeat the pernicious project, and totransmit to our posterity the blessings of freedom which our ancestorshave handed down to us ; and to contribute to the support of the commonliberties of America which are in danger of being subverted, do agree.... and engage our honor to and with each other faithfully to observeand perform. Then came a Kst of stern resolutions. Owners and oc-cupants of stores were warned against harboring the tea; and whoevershould dare to transgxess in the way of aiding or assisting in the landing,carting, or depositing of the tea, or in buying or selling, or in any mannercontributing to the purchase or sale of the tea, was threatened as anenemy to the liberty of his country; at the same time handbills wereissued notifying the Mohawks to hold themselves in readiness foractive work. The tea ships reached Boston first, and the world is aware how theissue was met. At the very moment when three hundred and forty llaiidbills preserved in New York Historical Society.
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THE NEW YORK TEA MEETING. 763 chests of the condemned article were niixing with the salt of Bostonharbor, handl)ills were being distriljuted throngh New York calling Dec 16 a meeting of All Friends to the Liberties and Trade of Americafor one oclock the next day, at the City Hall, on business of the utmostimportance. The weather was bad, yet a great crowd of citizensassembled at the time appointed, and were addressed by John Lamb.After stating the object of the meeting, he read letters from Boston andPhiladelphia on the subject of the dutied tea ; he also read the Asso-ciation of the Sons of Liberty, with the resolutions previously adopted.Just then the Mayor, Whitehead Hicks,^ entered, accompanied by theEecorder, Eobert R Livingston (afterwards Chancellor), and, taking hisplace near the speaker, said : — . Gentlemen, I have a message from the government to deliver to you. Thegovernor declares that the tea will be put into the fort at noonday, and en-gages his honor that it shall co

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