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Great Britain. Acts. Act for granting certain duties in...America

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03404 Author/Creator: Great Britain. Acts. Place Written: London, England Type: Pamphlet Date: 1767 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

The Townshend Act, which levied taxes on certain goods, and removed customs duties from other goods exported from England. This act also set measures to prevent illegal trading of goods in America. Passed on 29 June 1767. Printed by Mark Baskett. First Printing. Paginated 655-656 + unpaginated title page.

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