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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04619.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1842 |
| Title | Remitting penalties for the British barque Redwing |
| Date | 5 July 1842 |
| Author | Tyler, John (1790-1862) |
| Additional authors | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Daniel Webster as Secretary of State. Tyler remits penalties incurred by the British barque Redwing, which had arrived at New York with excess passengers. Dudley Persse, the consignee of the Redwing, and James Evans, the Master, petitioned for a remission of the penalties incurred based on the fact that when the ship first sailed it was in compliance with United States laws. Document is tipped to a larger backing page that may have been removed from a bound volume. The verso of the backing page is printed with "James K. Polk, 1845-1849." |
| Subjects | Law Government and Civics Petition Maritime President Immigration and Migration |
| People | Tyler, John (1790-1862) Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |