To the public. : Notwithstanding the generous and pathetic confession, publicly made and signed before the committee of merchants, at the Coffee-House, by the unfortunate violaters of the non-importation agreement ..
- Creator
- Semple, William
- Stuart, James
- Bartram, Alexander
- Wilson, Robert
- Form
- books
- broadsides (notices)
- Date
- 1770
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Merchants
- Commerce
- Geographic Subject
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce
- Pennsylvania -- Commerce
- Pennsylvania
- Collection
- Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
- American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
- Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)
- Extent
- 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 35 x 22 cm
- Publisher
- [publisher not identified]
- Related Place
- United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Notes
- The statement acknowledging violation of the non-importation agreement is signed and dated: Philadelphia, June 30, 1770. William Semple, Alexander Bartram, James Stuart. Robert Wilson. The statement certifying that the acknowledgement was made voluntarily is signed and dated: July 4, 1770. James Stuart, William Semple.
- At end: A true copy taken from the Coffee-House book.
- Printed area measures 28.2 x 15.7 cm.
- Broadside.
- Culture Class Collection copy acquired in 1903 as part of the Benjamin Franklin Papers. Formerly housed in Franklin Papers XII.40.
- Related works
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3bv7bn01
- Also listed in
- Penn Libraries Catalog
- Physical Location
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Mapcase AB7 A100 770t
- Provenance
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 (former owner)
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Resource Type
- Text
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