The Mutual Interest of Great Britain and the American Colonies Considered, with Respect to an Act Passed Last Sessions of Parliament for Laying a Duty on Merchandise, &c. Some Remarks on a Pamphlet, Entitled, “Objections to the Taxation of the...
- William Bollan (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This essay is a 1765 pamphlet attributed to William Bollan, written as a letter to a member of Parliament in response to a contemporaneous pamphlet entitled Objections to the Taxation of the American Colonies. The work engages directly with the controversy over Parliament’s authority to tax the American colonies — particularly in light of a recently passed duty on merchandise — making it an important primary source in the broader transatlantic debate that preceded the American Revolution.
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