The Interest of the Merchants and Manufacturers of Great Britain, in the Present Contest with the Colonies, Stated and Considered
- William Knox (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
The Interest of the Merchants and Manufacturers of Great Britain, in the Present Contest with the Colonies, Stated and Considered is a pamphlet written anonymously by William Knox, a British colonial official, during the escalating tensions between Great Britain and its American colonies on the eve of the Revolution. The work argues the economic case for how British merchants and manufacturers stood to be affected by the colonial dispute, examining the commercial stakes for Britain in the conflict.
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