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Nova Scotia House of Assembly Petitions and Correspondence

14 July 1804

Petition of James Ewing and other merchants of Halifax, stating the burdens which the war has imposed on provincial trade with Great Britain and the West Indies, asking for an extension of the time allowed for the payment of the duties, and for an alteration in the conditions of bonds to allow more time for their payment hereafter. Signed by 23 merchants.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 55