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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC07918 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
Title | John Hancock to "Gentlemen of the House of Representatives" |
Date | 3 June 1782 |
Author | Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
Content Description | John Hancock responds to an inquiry from the "Gentlemen of the House of Representatives" about the status of an import tax bill. He says that he feels the bill was illegitimately passed and that he does not consider it legitimate. |
Subjects | Congress Continental Congress American Statesmen Government and Civics Law Taxes or Taxation |
People | Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
Theme | Law; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; Creating a New Government |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |