Essays and Letters, Volume 2R. & W.A.Bartow & Company, 1822 - American essays |
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Page 74
... act of parliament . The person , then , who first projected to lay aside the accustomed method of requisition , and to raise money on America by stamps , seems not to have acted wisely , in deviating from that method which the colonists ...
... act of parliament . The person , then , who first projected to lay aside the accustomed method of requisition , and to raise money on America by stamps , seems not to have acted wisely , in deviating from that method which the colonists ...
Page 75
... act continued in force when the stamp act was repealed ; though , if obliga- tory on the assemblies , it equally militated against the American principle above mentioned , that money is not to be raised on English subjects without their ...
... act continued in force when the stamp act was repealed ; though , if obliga- tory on the assemblies , it equally militated against the American principle above mentioned , that money is not to be raised on English subjects without their ...
Page 76
... stamp act , and his adherents , ( then in the opposition ) raised such a clamour against America , as being in rebellion , and against those who had been for the repeal of the stamp act , as having thereby been encouragers of this ...
... stamp act , and his adherents , ( then in the opposition ) raised such a clamour against America , as being in rebellion , and against those who had been for the repeal of the stamp act , as having thereby been encouragers of this ...
Page 171
... STAMP ACT . Q. What is your name , and place of abode ? A. Franklin , of Philadelphia . Q. Do the Americans pay any considerable taxes among themselves ? A. Certainly many , and very heavy taxes . Q. What are the present taxes in ...
... STAMP ACT . Q. What is your name , and place of abode ? A. Franklin , of Philadelphia . Q. Do the Americans pay any considerable taxes among themselves ? A. Certainly many , and very heavy taxes . Q. What are the present taxes in ...
Page 173
... stamps per post . The English co- lonies too along the frontiers are very thinly settled . Q. From the thinness of the back settlements , would not the stamp act be extremely inconvenient to the inhabitants , if executed . A. To be sure ...
... stamps per post . The English co- lonies too along the frontiers are very thinly settled . Q. From the thinness of the back settlements , would not the stamp act be extremely inconvenient to the inhabitants , if executed . A. To be sure ...
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