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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 ...
Page 194
... act , by what I feel within myself . I have a great many debts due to me in America , and I had rather they should remain unrecoverable by any law , than submit to the stamp act . They will be debts of honour . It is my opinion the ...
... act , by what I feel within myself . I have a great many debts due to me in America , and I had rather they should remain unrecoverable by any law , than submit to the stamp act . They will be debts of honour . It is my opinion the ...
Page 196
... act should be repealed , and the legisla- ture should show its resentment to the opposers of the stamp act , would the colonies acquiesce in the authority of the legislature ? What is your opinion they would do ? A. I don't doubt at all ...
... act should be repealed , and the legisla- ture should show its resentment to the opposers of the stamp act , would the colonies acquiesce in the authority of the legislature ? What is your opinion they would do ? A. I don't doubt at all ...
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On the criminal laws and the practice of privateering | 51 |
A dialogue between Great Britain France Spain | 107 |
The internal state of America being a true descrip | 121 |
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