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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.04837 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [022] 1696 |
| Title | Opinion of the attorney general and solicitor regarding an act to prevent fraud |
| Date | 24 January 1696 |
| Author | Trevor, Thomas (1658-1730) |
| Additional authors | Hawley, John (fl. 1696) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | The attorney general Thomas Trevir, and the Solicitor John Hawley, give their opinions as to whether an act for preventing frauds in the plantation trade should be applied to Scotchmen. Both men state that a Scotchman is a natural born subject of England, and therefore accountable to the provision. |
| Subjects | Forgery and Fraud Law Global History and Civics Merchants and Trade Commerce Government and Civics Naturalization |
| People | Trevor, Thomas (1658-1730) Hawley, John (fl. 1696) |
| Theme | Law; Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |