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Trevir, Thomas, fl. 1696 Opinion of the attorney general and soliciter regarding an act to prevent fraud

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04837 Author/Creator: Trevir, Thomas, fl. 1696 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1696/01/24 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 31.1 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

The attorney general Thomas Trevir, and the Solicitor John Hawley, give their opinions as to whether an act for preventing frauds in the plantation trade should be applied to Scotchmen. Both men state that a Scotchman is a natural born subject of England, and therefore accountable to the provision.

Trevir, Thomas, fl. 1696
Hawley, John, fl. 1696

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