Transcript of a 1768 petition to prohibit sale of alcohol to Indians in Illinois country, circa 1876
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- 1768-05-08; 1876?
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Transcript of a petition to ban the sale of alcohol to Indians, dated in St. Louis, Mo. on May 8, 1768, and addressed to Louis Saint-Ange de Bellerive, French commander of Illinois country, and M. La Buxi_re, possibly Louis-Jean Pellerin de La Buxi_re, judge and attorney general, by residents at Poste Vincennes, Kaskaskia, and surrounding areas. The petition presents four reasons for enforcing the ban on selling alcohol to Indians: disruption of ...
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- Commerce
Law
Alcohol
Liquors
Political science
Religion
Ethics
Vigilantes
Soldiers
Petitions
Saint-Ange de Bellerive, Louis Groston de - Location
- Missouri--Saint Louis
Missouri
Indiana--Vincennes
Indiana
Illinois--Kaskaskia
Illinois
United States - Type
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- Record (Documents)
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- Transcript of a 1768 petition to prohibit sale of alcohol to Indians in Illinois country, circa 1876. 1768-05-08; 1876?. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/45838. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
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- (1768-05-08; 1876?) Transcript of a 1768 petition to prohibit sale of alcohol to Indians in Illinois country, circa 1876. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/45838
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- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/45838>.