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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02503.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Stamp Act Congress: 23 letters and documents by members |
| Title | The Petition of Michael Theyser of the City of New York, Innkeeper |
| Date | 12 April 1764 |
| Author | Livingston, Robert R. (1718-1775) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Deposition accusing Joseph Northrop and several others of an assault on Theyser while attempting to unlawfully search his inn for a runaway (possibly a slave). |
| Subjects | Law Petition Civil Rights African American History Slavery Runaway Slave Crime Indentured Servant |
| People | Livingston, Robert R. (1718-1775) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Law; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Livingston was a member of the Stamp Act Congress. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |