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| Summary: | This document, dated October 21, 1839, is a petition, written by the residents of Benton, Tennessee in Polk County. The petition requests that the Tennessee General Assembly change the law regarding the sale of "ardent spirits." The law at that time limited retail sales to one quart and the parties involved requested the amount to be changed to one gallon. |
