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Name
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Petition to the Duke regarding unconstitutional representation in the House of Keys and proposed electoral reforms.
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Description
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A petition to the Duke of Atholl (addressed as 'your Grace') from memorialists complaining of arbitrary conduct by a factional majority in the House of Keys, their resignation in protest, and proposals for electoral reform including dissolution of the current 24-member assembly and establishment of a new body elected by the people's free voices with a three-year term.
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Type
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Financial Data
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Uncertain Readings
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Archive / Repository
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md:20260219_122012.md
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img:20260219_122012.jpg
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Type
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Petition
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Creator
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The Memorialists (unspecified body of petitioners)
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Audience
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The Duke of Atholl ('your Grace')
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Provenance
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Fragment of document; begins mid-sentence. Contains abbreviated contractions (aſs^t, w^ch, D., etc.) typical of 18th-century manuscript.
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Language
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English
