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 THE rvcisi')ns oi" the preceding- i^nibavgo lav/s v/cnt so far towards defcwitlng^ their 
 >i)''j':s, and chiei'y '^y vessels cicaririi^ out coast\visc, th:it Con egress by their act of April 25, 
 •I' : li-'jd the a])^oj:ue detention of all vessels bound coasiwise Miih cargoes excirinii; susjji- 
 '.lons of an intention to evade those lav/s. Tiiere beinj^ few towns on our sea-coast whicli cannot 
 be supplica wuh Hour tron^ ihcir interior couiuiy, bhipnicnts cf flou." bccon^e generally sus- 
 picious, and proper r.ubjccls of detention. is one of the few 
 •f.Iur.cs on our sea-board whicli need supplies of flour by s-ca, for its own con^Aunption. That it 
 r.' ]u)t s.-ficr l.)y tiic caution.s >\c are obliged to use, I icquest of youi- Kxceliency, wherc- 
 ' 'Ic'jni it necessary, that voui' present, or any future stock should be evdaii^ed, to take 
 . jic (>i -i\i vj; your cc: iificatc in favcu" of a^iy meichant in whom you luivc ccnhdcncc, 
 /i'CC-ed to the Collector of any port, usually exporlini^ fluur from which lie may chuse to 
 'v.'irii;- it, {---r any fiuantily whl( li you uu^y deem rjccessary for consu.n^.ptioa, beyond your inte- 
 :or :-.i:p;);iijs, i:u:losin;; to tjie Secretary of \h(i 1 reasury, at tlie sanrc time, a dupiic'ite of tric 
 '/jrtincaic, as a check on the falsification of your sig-naturc. In this way we nuiyf^rsurea *>ii[). 
 
 .' wants ol your ci;izens, and at the ?:a!ee time prevent these wants from bci-a^ 
 
 m' iliC crii-ics against tl.eir country, wh/ich unprincipled udventurers i.re in t! c 
 
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