Petition from George Jefferson requesting patronage and printing contracts
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- Sources
- Name
- Petition from George Jefferson requesting patronage and printing contracts
- Description
- A petition from George Jefferson to the Duke and Lord Bishop of Man requesting intervention against business competitors and soliciting appointment as Printer and Stationer to the King. Jefferson alleges that competitors are using their influence to monopolize public printing and advertisements, threatening to reduce him to financial ruin.
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_123221.md
- img:20260219_123221.jpg
- Type
- Petition
- Creator
- George Jefferson
- Audience
- The Noble Duke and the Lord Bishop of Man
- Contributor
- George Jefferson
- Provenance
- Fragment of a longer document; begins mid-sentence and ends with signature. Margin annotation identifies author as George Jefferson.
- Language
- English