Copy of a petition about to be presented to the legislature of Connecticut : To the honorable the Senate, and House of Representatives of the state of Connecticut, in General Court assembled. : The petition of the Connecticut River Steam-Boat Company, respectfully represents.
| Author/creator | Connecticut River Steam Boat Company |
| Other author | Watkinson, David. |
| Other author | Connecticut. General Assembly. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Hartford] : [publisher not identified], [1819] |
| Description | 7 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 47712. ^A575643 |
| General note | Requesting the intervention of the General Assembly to protect steam boats owned and navigated by citizens of Connecticut from "the existence in the state of New-York of a monopoly in favour of certain individuals, of all navigation by means of fire or steam; to protect whom laws have been enacted which operate unjustly and unreasonably beyond the limits of that state." |
| General note | Caption title. |
| General note | Signed on p. 7: David Watkinson [and seven others], board of directors of the said company. Hartford, 7th May, 1819. |
| General note | Last page blank. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 47712 |
| References | Rink, E. Technical Americana, 3626 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 47712). |
| Genre/form | Memorials (Legal) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |