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Petition of Judah and Charles H. Saunders for Refund of Duties on Liquor Destroyed by Fire, January 2, 1817
This document is a four-page petition dated January 2, 1817, from Judah and Charles H. Saunders to the United States Congress, requesting a refund of duties paid on liquor that was subsequently destroyed by fire. The petition was read and ordered to lie on the table. The response, a report from the Committee of Ways and Means rejecting the petition, is dated July 2, 1817. Manuel Judah, one of the petitioners, was a Richmond distiller and a charter member of Congregation Beth Shalome in Richmond, Virginia. Printed in Washington, D.C. by William A. Davis. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide.
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- JUDAH, MANUEL
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Arc.MS.56, Box 7