<p>The resolutions made at Burns' Coffee House in response to the Stamp Act and restrictive trade laws were pivotal. Merchants agreed not to import goods from Great Britain unless the Stamp Act was repealed. Orders already sent were to be countermanded, and goods shipped after January 1st would not be sold unless the act was revoked. These resolutions were binding until further notice and were signed by over 200 merchants. Retailers also pledged not to purchase goods shipped from Britain under the same conditions.</p>

<p>This document records the response of New York City merchants to the Stamp Act. In order to express their opposition to the measure, merchants agreed among themselves not to import any good from England until the Act was repealed. They hoped that economic pressure would force Parliament to withdraw the taxes passed without the colonists’ consent.</p>

Burn's Coffee House, opposite Bowling Green - A Starbucks is in the very spot that Burns once stood

1st non-importation agreement