[Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce]:

$1,500 · Offered by William Reese Company

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND RULES OF THE PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. [with:] [OFFICIAL MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT ADDRESSED TO THOMAS FRANCIS REGARDING PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE ARTICLES OF ... The official Articles of Association for the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, adopted when it was founded on January 5, 1801, along with a manuscript document regarding changes to those rules written shortly after. The titlepage of the ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION exists in two states; this is the much rarer state which specifies the month and date in the imprint. The Chamber was established, according to these articles, "for the purpose of aiding the Trade of the City of Philadelphia, by carrying into effect such Rules and Regulations as may, from time to time, be established with respect to our Commerce, and the adjustment of Mercantile differences between each other." The Chamber of Commerce was founded exclusively for merchants, with rule XV stating that "No person can become a Member of this Institution who is not a citizen of the United States and a trading merchant of the city of Philadelphia, either as a ship owner, importer or exporter, or a marine insurance broker." This rule was reversed in 1834 when the Chamber of Commerce was absorbed into the Philadelphia Board of Trade and became open to all businessmen.The accompanying manuscript document, dated March 2, 1801, is addressed to Thomas Willing Francis and regards the proposed reconsideration of Rule XII (which states that membe

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.