Considerations on the Expediency of Admitting Representatives from the American Colonies into the British House of Commons
- Francis Masères (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This is a pamphlet written anonymously by Francis Maseres, a British lawyer and public official. The work argues for the idea of granting the American colonies seats in the British House of Commons — a proposal put forward just a few years before the American Revolution made such accommodation a moot point. It touches on themes of law, political representation, and the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies.
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