The Conduct of the Late Administration Examined, Relative to the American Stamp-Act. With an Appendix, Containing Original and Authentic Documents
- Charles Lloyd (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This essay is a political pamphlet by Charles Lloyd — secretary to the Marquess of Rockingham — written in defense of the Rockingham ministry’s decision to repeal the American Stamp Act in 1766. Lloyd argues that repeal was not a capitulation to colonial pressure but a prudent act of statesmanship grounded in constitutional principle and commercial necessity, pushing back against critics who accused the administration of weakness.
The pamphlet includes an appendix of original documents intended to substantiate Lloyd’s account of the ministry’s deliberations and justify its conduct before the British public.
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