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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.01483 |
From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [052] August-November 1722 |
Title | Assembly of New York to George Bampfeild regarding matters of business for the Agent of New York |
Date | 1 November 1722 |
Author | Assembly of New York |
Recipient | Bampfeild, George |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | The Assembly requests a number of things of George Bampfeild, as the newly-appointed Agent of New York. His endorsement is requested of 2 Acts, one calling for a 2 percent tax on imported goods, and the other one calling for an open shipping line between New York and Connecticut. The Assembly then discusses the conduct of the Treasurer of New York, who they have found guilty of the misapplication of public funds. As a result of this, the Assembly appointed their own Treasurer, and fell into his majesty's disfavor. They therefore request that Bampfeild clear them of all charges of arbitrary and illegal conduct, and help resolve the misapplication of taxes and public moneys. |
Subjects | Government and Civics Taxes or Taxation Finance Merchants and Trade Commerce Corruption and Scandal Global History and Civics |
People | Bampfeild, George (fl. 1720-1724) |
Place written | New York, New York |
Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |