Correct Copies of the Two Protests against the Bill to Repeal the American Stamp Act, of Last Session. With Lists of the Speakers and Voters
- Anonymous Pamphleteer 1766 (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This is pamphlet contains official records of two formal protests lodged in the British Parliament against the bill to repeal the American Stamp Act, along with lists of the speakers and voters involved in that debate. The document offers a valuable primary source for understanding British parliamentary opposition to the repeal — the Stamp Act’s rollback being a pivotal moment in the lead-up to the American Revolution.
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The text of these 18th century pamphlets has been converted by machine from scanned PDFs of the original microfilm copies. While the text has been machine-proofed, transcription errors may still remain. For example, the 18th-century long S, ſ , may be rendered as “f,” some words may be incorrectly transcribed, and there may be repeated words or phrases.