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following petition and remonstrance was read in the House of Assembly on the fifteenth instant
and as it has been said to be "improper, indecent and insulting," the subscriber wishes to give the world an opportunity of judging on its merits, and therefore presents this printed copy of it
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 44 x 42 cm.
John Fitch. ; To the honorable the representatives of the freemen of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly.
Concerning the bill, "An act for vesting in James Rumsay [i.e., Rumsey], Esquire, the exclusive privilege of making, using and vending divers engines, machines and devices by him invented or improved, for a term of years." Fitch believed this bill to be in violation of his legal rights as granted by a law passed in March, 1787, and of the power of Congress "to promote the progress of science and useful arts" as delegated in the eighth section of the Constitution.
The petition is signed and dated: John Fitch. September 11, 1789.
Text in four columns; printed area measures 36.5 x 33.2 cm.
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 45475).