Copies and extracts regarding the Stamp Act..., 1765.

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Copies and extracts regarding the Stamp Act..., 1765.

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Copies and extracts of all such papers and letters transmitted to the Council Office as relate to riots in America in opposition to the putting in execution the Stamp Act...likewise copies of all orders and issued from the council.

1 volume, 148 pages.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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