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The rights of Great Britain asserted against the claims of America: Being an answer to the declaration of the general congress. The sixth edition. To which is now added, a refutation of Dr. Price's state of the national debt.
Macpherson, James, 1736-1796.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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The second part of Memoirs and considerations concerning the trade and revenues of the British colonies in America; tending to shew how the trade and interest of those colonies are interwoven with the interest of Great Britain, and that the Traffick, Wealth and Strength of the whole British Empire may thereby be greatly increased. By John Ashley, Esq; Late Deputy-Surveyor and Auditor-General of all his Majesty's Revenues arising in Barbados, and the Windward Caribbee Islands in America, and a Member of his Majesty's Council in the said Island of Barbados.
Ashley, John, -1751.Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]- Books
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Great Britain's right to tax her colonies. Placed in the clearest light, by a Swiss.
Zubly, John Joachim, 1724-1781.Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]- Books
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A letter from a merchant of the city of London, To the R---t H----ble W---- P---- Esq; Upon the Affairs and Commerce of North America, and the West-Indies; Our African Trade; the Destination of Our Squadrons and Convoys; New Taxes, and the Schemes proposed for raising the extraordinary Supplies for the current Year.
Merchant of London.Date: 1757- Books
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The justice and necessity of taxing the American colonies, Demonstrated. Together with a vindication of the Authority of Parliament.
Date: 1766- Books
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The case of His Majesty's subjects having property in and lately established upon the Mosquito Shore in America. Most humbly submitted t [sic] the King's most excellent Majesty in Council, ... Parliament, and the nation of Great-Britain at large. 1789.
White, Robert, active 1781-1793.Date: 1789- Books
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The rights of Great Britain asserted against the claims of America: Being an answer to the declaration of the general congress.
Macpherson, James, 1736-1796.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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Case of Great Britain and America, addressed to the King, and both Houses of Parliament. [Three lines of quotation]
Bushe, Gervase Parker, 1744?-1793.Date: [1769]- Books
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The examiner examined. A letter from a gentleman in Connecticut, to his friend in London. In answer to a letter from a gentleman in London, to his friend in America: intitled, The claim of the colonies to an exemption from internal taxes imposed by authority of Parliament, examined.
Devotion, Ebenezer, 1714-1771.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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The Englishman deceived; a political piece: wherein some very important secrets of state are briefly recited, and offered to the considerarion [sic] of the public. [Two lines in Latin]
Sayre, Stephen, 1736-1818.Date: M,DCC,LXVIII. [1768]- Books
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Copy of letters sent to Great-Britain, by His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson, the Hon. Andrew Oliver, and several other persons, born and educated among us. Which original letters have been returned to America, and laid before the Honorble [sic] House of Representatives of this province. In which (notwithstanding His Excellency's declaration to the House, that the tendency and design of them was not to subvert the Constitution, but rather to preserve it entire) the judicious reader will discover the fatal source of the confusion and bloodshed in which this province especially has been involved, and which threatned [sic] total destruction to the liberties of all America.
Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780.Date: 1773- Books
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The rights of Great Britain asserted against the claims of America: being an answer to the declaration of the General Congress.
Macpherson, James, 1736-1796.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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A declaration of the people's natural right to a share in the legislature; which is the fundamental principle of the British constitution of state. By Granville Sharp.
Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813.Date: M.DCC.LXXV. [1775]- Books
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A concise description of the English and French possessions in North-America, for the better explaining of the map published with that title. By J. Palairet, Agent of their High Mightinesses the States General of the United Provinces, &c.
Palairet, Jean, 1697-1774.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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An examination into the conduct of the present administration, from the year 1774 to the year 1778. And a plan of accommodation with America. By a Member of Parliament.
Member of Parliament.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The true interest of Great-Britain, in regard to the trade and government of Canada, Newfoundland, and the coast of Labrador. Shewing the absurdity of appointing military and naval officers to rule over a commercial people; and the great uneasiness and prejudice that is occasioned by such unnatural appointments; which are made more through interest than merit.
Date: 1767- Books
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Considerations upon the act of Parliament, whereby a duty is laid of six pence sterling per gallon on molasses, and five shillings per hundred on sugar of foreign growth, imported into any of the British colonies. Shewing, some of the many inconveniencies necessarily resulting from the operation of the said act, not only to those colonies, but also to the British Sugar-Islands, and finally to Great-Britain.
Date: M,DCC,LXIV. [1764]- Books
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Some hints to people in power, on the present melancholy situation of our colonies in North America.
Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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The political tracts and speeches of Edmund Burke, Esq. Member of Parliament for the city of Bristol.
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.Date: 1777- Books
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The colonial period of American history / by Charles M. Andrews.
Andrews, Charles McLean, 1863-1943Date: 1934-38- Books
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The interest of Great Britain considered with regard to her colonies and the acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe. To which are added, Observations concerning the increase of mankind, peopling of countries, &c. As the very ingenious, useful, and worthy author of this pamphlet (B------n F-------n, LL. D.) is well known and much esteemed by the principal gentlemen in England and America; and seeing that his other works have been received with universal applause; the present production needs no further recommendation to a generous, a free, an intelligent and publick-spirited people.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.Date: 1760. (Price one shilling)- Books
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A memorial: or, a short account of the Bahama-Islands ; Of their Situation, Product, Conveniency of Trading with the Spaniards: The Benefit that ariseth by the great Quantities of Salt that is made by the Sun; and the Safety all Ships that are in Distress near those Parts do find, by having so good a Harbour as Providence to bare away to for Succour. Deliver'd to the lords, proprietors of the said islands, And The Honourable Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs. By John Graves, Collector of Her Majesty's Customs in those Islands. And now Humbly Presented to both Houses of Parliament.
Graves, John.Date: 1707?]- Books
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A letter from Governor Pownall to Adam Smith, L. L. D. F. R. S. Being an examination of several points of Doctrine, laid down in his ̀̀inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.''
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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Reasons why the British colonies, in America, should not be charged with internal taxes, by authority of Parliament; humbly offered, for consideration, in behalf of the colony of Connecticut.
Fitch, Thomas, 1700-1774.Date: M,DCC,LXIV. [1764]- Books
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The twelve United Colonies, by their delegates in Congress, to the inhabitants of Great-Britain.
United States. Continental Congress.Date: M,DCC,LXXV. [1775]