Legal Action Against Illegal Stills
Document 1795The Secretary of the Treasury requests the Commissioner of the Revenue to take measure with District Attorney for illegal stills found in the fourth District (region where Whiskey Rebellion took place in 1794).
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“The Secretary of the Treasury requests the Commissioner of the Revenue to take measure with District Attorney for arresting proceedings against the stills which have been seized in the fourth survey of the District of Pennsylvania till some definitive plans shall have been adopted.”
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Type
Printed Document
Description
The Secretary of the Treasury requests the Commissioner of the Revenue to take measure with District Attorney for illegal stills found in the fourth District (region where Whiskey Rebellion took place in 1794).
Date
01/08/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Collection
Document number
1795010890000
Notable persons
Tench Coxe
Alexander Hamilton
commissioner
district attorney
Notable locations
Treasury Department
fourth district
Pennsylvania
Notable items
survey
fine
stills
whiskey