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Petition signed by John Cuffe and Paul Cuffe regarding taxation

December 19, 1780

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

A petition to the court of Bristol County, Massachusetts, in Taunton written by an unidentified hand and signed by John Cuffe and Paul Cuffe. The text is handwritten in black ink on the front and back sides of the same sheet of paper. The petition is in regards to taxation by the state upon the signatories, who are of Indian descent and are arguing they are therefore not subject to such taxation.

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  • Title: Petition signed by John Cuffe and Paul Cuffe regarding taxation
  • Date Created: December 19, 1780
  • Physical Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 × 8 in. (21.6 × 20.3 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Justice, Resistance, Law, Suffrage, Government, American Revolution (1775-1783), Free communities of color, History
  • Medium: ink on paper
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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