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Petition of the Journeymen Tailors of Philadelphia, 1832

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 144

Scope and Contents

Petition of the Journeymen Tailors of Philadelphia, Complaining of the oppressive operation of the present Tariff of Duties and praying for a reduction of the duties on Woolens. January 30, 1832. Referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.] 1832. 4 p.

Request to roll back tariffs to where they were in 1816 on woolens imported into the United States.

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Dates

  • Creation: 1832

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

For material related to this request, see Folder 143

Repository Details

Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository

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