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House of Keys hearing on petition of John Taubman v. Lace regarding legal complaint

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July 26th 1775

A House of Keys proceeding documenting a petition by John Taubman (Gentleman) against a defendant named Lace. The document includes the original petition dated 26 July 1775, an order by Governor Richard Dawson dated 3 August 1775 directing the matter to the House of Keys, and the Keys' assembled response indicating consideration of the case and jurisdictional questions.

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  • John Taubman
  • Richard Dawson

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  • md:20260219_103256.md
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  • Document has significant obscuration/damage throughout, particularly in the second half. Multiple words and phrases are marked [obscured] indicating illegibility or missing text from the original manuscript.

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  • English