Justices of the Peace of Luzerne Have No Copies of the Laws of the State
Document 1787The Justices of the Peace for the County of Luzerne do not have copies of the laws of the State. Pickering hopes that the laws will be supplied to them at the State's expense. He notes that the people of the area would like to follow the laws, but cannot because they do not know what they are.
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Printed transcription/modern copy of letter
Description
The Justices of the Peace for the County of Luzerne do not have copies of the laws of the State. Pickering hopes that the laws will be supplied to them at the State's expense. He notes that the people of the area would like to follow the laws, but cannot because they do not know what they are.
Date
06/25/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1787062515000
Note
Pennsylvania Archives, vol. 11, p. 159.
Notable persons
Benjamin Franklin
Timothy Pickering
Justices of the Peace
Notable locations
Philadelphia
County of Luzerne
Notable items
laws of the state
expense
application
laws unexecuted
general disposition
conform to the laws