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Petition of White Citizens of Pensacola Against a Tax on Free Persons of Color, 1847

Date: 1847
Description: Petition signed by 59 residents of Pensacola asking the Legislature to make the head tax on free people of color imposed by the revenue law of 1845 the same as the head tax for white people.
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Petition of White Citizens of Pensacola Against a Tax on Free Persons of Color, 1847

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Petition of White Citizens of Pensacola Against a Tax on Free Persons of Color, 1847

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