February 1765 ca.
Pownall, Thomas
to George Grenville re: Colonial remonstrance against Molasses Act of 1733
He quotes: "'That the Complaint contained in the New England Memorial & Petition was frivolous & Groundless, an high Insult upon his Majesty's Government, & tending to shake off the dependency of the said Colony upon this Kingdom, to which by Law &...
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