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Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Letter from Liverpool (Jan 25) interprets 1815 US-UK treaty: goods exported in American ships from Britain liable for 0.5% duty, not 1%; writer seeks refund of overpayments for US shipments, anticipates success.
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of Jan observes :-
From a construction that has lately
been put on the Treaty concluded in 1815
between the United States and Great
Britain, it appears that goods exported in
American ships, from this country, are
only subject to duty of one half per cent.
instead of one per cent. as has been paid,
and I have taken measures to obtain a
return of the amount of duty overcharged
for the shipments I have made to the
United States, in which I have but little
doubt of succeeding
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Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Liverpool
Event Date
25th Of Jan
Outcome
goods exported in american ships from britain subject to 0.5% duty instead of 1%; measures taken to obtain refund of overcharged duties, expected to succeed
Event Details
A letter from Liverpool observes that a recent construction of the 1815 treaty between the United States and Great Britain indicates goods exported in American ships from this country are only subject to one half per cent duty instead of one per cent as has been paid; the writer has taken measures to obtain a return of the overcharged amount for shipments to the United States and expects success