{"product_id":"1850-montour-county-pa-formation-petition","title":"1850 Montour County PA Formation Petition","description":"\u003cp\u003eRare 1850 Pennsylvania Political Petition Opposing the Creation of Montour County\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal manuscript remonstrance submitted to the Pennsylvania General Assembly by approximately thirty-seven residents of Anthony Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe petition protests the proposed creation of the new County of Montour, arguing that dividing Columbia County would increase taxation, require new public buildings, and burden local citizens. The document is headed:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand bears numerous original signatures of local residents, several identified by occupation including shoemakers, millers, and other tradesmen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis petition was created during the contentious political battle that resulted in the formation of Montour County in 1850, one of Pennsylvania's youngest counties. Such documents provide a fascinating record of grassroots political participation and local opposition to county reorganization in the antebellum period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated 1850\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproximately 37 original signatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal folded filing endorsements on reverse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical opposition to creation of Montour County\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenuine nineteenth-century manuscript document\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition consistent with age, including folds, toning, staining, and minor wear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding piece of Pennsylvania local history, county formation history, genealogy, and nineteenth-century political Americana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52371755008282,"sku":"EB-327217027133","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_9de87126-1f74-4d3f-811e-a2588aedaf16.jpg?v=1781826856","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1850-montour-county-pa-formation-petition","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}