Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Petition to Canadian House of Commons
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File
Reference code
RBSC-ARC-1705-2-16
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Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
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1914 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1859-1938)
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Scope and content
The file contains three copies of a 1914 petition prepared by Spring and brought forth by owners and masters of sealing vessels during the 1892 season. The petition requests an enlargement of the scope of the Pelagic Sealing Commission to include their claims for compensation. One of the copies is signed and two are unsigned. The petition is addressed to the House of Commons of Canada.