Stamp Act collection, 1765-1768.

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Stamp Act collection, 1765-1768.

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Two reprints (circa 1843) of the British Stamp Act of 1765; two photocopies of stamps; transcript of a Northampton County, Va., court declaration (1766 February 11) that the act was not binding; contemporary copies of three letters (1766 February 28, March 18, and June 13) relating to the act from English merchants to the colonies, the second letter addressed to John Hancock; and copybook containing transcriptions of letters (1765-1766) from the Court of St. James documenting the reaction of King George III and his government to the protests of American colonists to the Stamp Act.

6 items plus 3 oversize.

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