Title page from Mr. S---r. I Did, Last Session, Endeavour to Move This House to Come to Resolutions, as a Ground for Taking off the Duties, Payable in America

Mr. S---r. I Did, Last Session, Endeavour to Move This House to Come to Resolutions, as a Ground for Taking off the Duties, Payable in America

This 1770 pamphlet, authored by Thomas Pownall. The title reflects Pownall’s address to the House of Commons, in which he advocates for resolutions as a basis for repealing the duties imposed on the American colonies.

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