Philadelphia, [blank] Sir, A respectable body of the citizens of Pennsylvania, conceiving the wealth and force of these states, would rise proportionably with the diminution of their demand for the commodities of other countries, and the supply of their wants from internal resources, have formed themselves into a society, for the encouragement of manufactures, and the useful arts in America (s.n, 1788)
Bristol, B6807. - Library of Congress copy dated in ms.: 1st October 1788. Signed illegibly in ms. by three individuals. - Shipton & Mooney, 45361