Title page from An Inquiry Into The Nature And Causes Of The Present Disputes Between The British Colonies In America And Their Mother-Country.

An Inquiry Into The Nature And Causes Of The Present Disputes Between The British Colonies In America And Their Mother-Country.

The anonymous author of this Inquiry proposes to apply the science of legislation to the American question. He hopes to use what he calls “the fundamentals of legislation” in order to determine not the limits of what is permissible for either side, but what is best for both sides.

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