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Unknown Concern regarding and act for 2 1/2 percent tax on European goods

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01571 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Manuscript document Date: 1724/04 Pagination: 1p. + docket 20.8 x 16.3 cm Order a Copy

The document writes of a collective concern regarding the passing of an act that would levy a 2 1/2 percent tax on European goods. The writers also submit an alternate means of collecting that money.

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