Petition, circa 1737

File — Box: Small Collections Box 74, Folder: 1

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Manuscript petition from 58 merchant colonists to the House of Commons against a petition calling for the prohibition of trade between the Northern colonies and the French and Dutch West Indian settlements. Signers claim it would destroy colonial, English, and European trade. ADoc. 5 pp. Ca. 1737. Phillips collection.

Dates

Creation: circa 1737

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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