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Title: Manuscripts Relating to the Non-Importation Agreements; Manuscripts Relating to the Non-Importation Agreements
Identifier(s): text:352079
Description: A table of contents for several manuscripts relating to the Non-Importation Agreements.
Subject: East India Company
Date: 1765-1774; 2022

Title: James and Drinker to Citizens of Philadelphia, 1773 December 2; 27. James and Drinker. to Citizens of Philadelphia(?)
Identifier(s): text:352135
Description: Letter from James and Drinker to the Citizens of Philadelphia. A proposal that the tea shipment be impounded without harm and without intent to distribute. Also proposes that the East India Company be pressured to lobby for repeal of the Tea Act. Reassertion that they do not intend to act and "decline acting" on their commissions.
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; East India Company; James and Drinker
Date: 1773-12-02; 2022

Title: James and Drinker to Citizens of Philadelphia, 1773 October 22; 22. James and Drinker. to Citizens of Philadelphia(?)
Identifier(s): text:352055
Description: Letter from James and Drinker to the Citizens of Philadelphia. Reiteration "that we neither meant or intended to do anything that would be disagreeable to our fellow Citizens" and "that our Ideas of the American Revenue Act, were the same with those of our fellow Citizens generally."
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; East India Company; James and Drinker
Date: 1773-10-22; 2022

Title: James and Drinker to Citizens of Philadelphia, 1773 October 22; 23. James and Drinker. to Citizens of Philadelphia(?)
Identifier(s): text:352163
Description: Letter from James and Drinker to the Citizens of Philadelphia. Reiteration "that we neither meant or intended to do anything that would be disagreeable to our fellow Citizens" and "that our Ideas of the American Revenue Act, were the same with those of our fellow Citizens generally."; Copy
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; East India Company; James and Drinker
Date: 1773-10-22; 2022

Title: Committee of Merchants of Philadelphia report on James and Drinker; 24. Philadelphia (Pa.). Committee of Merchants. Report of the Committee appointed to wait upon the gentlemen... named Commissioners for the Sale of Tea... and to request them to resign their Commission
Identifier(s): text:352130
Description: Letter from the Philadelphia Committee of Merchants. Further criticism of the ambiguous response of James and Drinker.
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; East India Company; James and Drinker
Date: 1773-10-23; 2022

Title: Committee of Merchants of Philadelphia report on James and Drinker; 19. Philadelphia (Pa.). Committee of Merchants. Report of the Committee appointed to wait upon the gentlemen... named Commissioners for the Sale of Tea... and to request them to resign their Commission
Identifier(s): text:352150
Description: A report from the Philadelphia Committee of Merchants stating that Thomas and Isaac Wharton had agreed to resign and James and Drinker "not being so candid and explicit." Jonathan Browne out of town. Plus an additional report on James and Drinker's ambiguity.; A partial copy with the inclusion of the report on James and Drinker
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Wharton, Thomas, 1730-1782; East India Company; James and Drinker
Date: 1773-10-17 - 1773-10-22; 2022

Title: Committee of Merchants of Philadelphia report regarding Jonathan Browne's resignation; 21. Philadelphia (Pa.). Committee of Merchants. Report of the Committee appointed to wait upon the gentlemen... named Commissioners for the Sale of Tea... and to request them to resign their Commission
Identifier(s): text:352170
Description: A report from the Philadelphia Committee of Merchants. Jonathan Browne has agreed to resign his commission.
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Browne, Jonathan; East India Company; James and Drinker
Date: 1773-10-19; 2022

Title: Committee of Merchants of Philadelphia report on James and Drinker; 20. Philadelphia (Pa.). Committee of Merchants. Report of the Committee appointed to wait upon the gentlemen... named Commissioners for the Sale of Tea... and to request them to resign their Commission
Identifier(s): text:352066
Description: A report from the Philadelphia Committee of Merchants stating that Thomas and Isaac Wharton had agreed to resign and James and Drinker "not being so candid and explicit." Jonathan Browne out of town. Plus an additional report on James and Drinker's ambiguity.; Copy
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Wharton, Thomas, 1730-1782; East India Company; James and Drinker
Date: 1773-10-17 - 1773-10-22; 2022

Title: Committee of Merchants of Philadelphia report; 18. Philadelphia (Pa.). Committee of Merchants. Report of the Committee appointed to wait upon the gentlemen... named Commissioners for the Sale of Tea... and to request them to resign their Commission
Identifier(s): text:352118
Description: A report from the Philadelphia Committee of Merchants stating that Thomas and Isaac Wharton had agreed to resign and James and Drinker "not being so candid and explicit." Jonathan Browne out of town.
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Wharton, Thomas, 1730-1782; East India Company; James and Drinker
Date: 1773-10-17; 2022

Title: To the Commissioners appointed by the East-India Company, for the sale of tea, in America.; 14. Scaevola (pseud.).To The Commissioners Appointed by the East-India Company, for the Sale of Tea, in America
Identifier(s): text:352058
Description: Protest against the Commissioners' accepting "a paltry bribe of a petty Commission, to rivet the Shackles of Slavery on your American Brethren."
Creator: Scaevolaet al
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765); East India Company; Great Britain. Parliament
Date: 1773; 2022

Title: Wharton, Thomas and Isaac, James and Drinker, Jonathan Browne to George Clymer et al., 1773 December 2; 25. Philadelphia (Pa.). Tea Commissioners (Thomas and Isaac Wharton, James and Drinker, Jonathan Browne). ALS to George Clymer, John Allen, John Wilcocks, Peter Knight, Jeremiah Warder, Lambert Cadwalader, William Moulder, Abraham Bickley, Benjamin Loxley, Thomas Barclay, and Thomas Penrose
Identifier(s): text:352176
Description: Letter from the Philadelphia Tea Commissioners. Notice of impending arrival of a tea ship, the Polly, subject to the tea tax.
Creator: Wharton, Isaacet al; Wharton, Thomas, 1730-1782et al; Browne, Jonathanet al
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Merchants--Great Britain--18th century; East India Company; James and Drinker
Date: 1773-12-02; 2022