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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.05310 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [094] January-September 1790 |
| Title | Petition to the Legislature of New York |
| Date | ca. 1790 |
| Author | Subscribers and merchants of New York |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | The subscribers and merchants of New York ask the Legislature to reconsider a law requiring all Port Wardens to be the masters of vessels. They describe the rule as unconstitutional, and beyond the Legislature's power. |
| Subjects | Petition US Constitution Law Government and Civics Maritime Merchants and Trade Commerce Petition State Constitution |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |