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&lt;blockquote&gt;"At a meeting of a number of persons convened at the City Council Chamber by the invitation of the Mayor, it was &lt;em&gt;Resolved&lt;/em&gt;, That it be recommended to the Inhabitants of the City and Precincts, to meet at their several Wards, and in the Precincts, TOMORROW MORNING, at 10 o'clock, to choose &lt;em&gt;three persons&lt;/em&gt; from each ward and each of the Precincts, who, together with the Mayor, shall constitute a &lt;em&gt;Committee of Vigilance and Safety&lt;/em&gt;, during the present time of alarm, and that the committee thus chosen, meet at the Mayor's Office, at 5 o'clock, P.M. on WEDNESDAY, the 24th inst."&lt;/blockquote&gt;</text>
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