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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05636.31 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers related to the Amistad mutiny |
| Title | Lyman Case to William S. Holabird asking Holabird to delay a petition making its way through the legislature |
| Date | 16 May 1833 |
| Author | Case, Lyman (1801-1878) |
| Recipient | Holabird, William S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Relates that "the good people in the west valleys have managed to get a town meeting today- unknown to most of the people in our village and have voted to petition to the legislature for an incorporated village or borough extending East to the Great Bridge... you will perhaps use your influence to put a check on the passing of this petition until we have time to remonstrate..." |
| Subjects | Petition Law Government and Civics |
| People | Case, Lyman (1801-1878) Holabird, William S. (1794-1855) |
| Place written | Winchester, [?] |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Holabird was District Attorney for Connecticut during the Amistad trial. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |