| 1 | Author: | Various | Add |
| Title: | Pennsylvania Stamp Act and Non-Importation Resolutions Collection | ||
| Dates: | 1765-1775 | ||
| Abstract: | This collection contains a range of documents on the imperial crisis in Philadelphia. Specifically, the documents focus on the Stamp Act and the Non-importation agreements of 1773. For the Stamp Act, there are many letters from John Hughes, the Stamp Tax collector. The letters detail his tribulations. There is also a large, oversize letter from John Hughes to the Commissioners of the Stamp Office in London defending his actions and outlining his experiences during the Stamp Act controversy (first page missing). The documents surrounding the 1773 boycott of tea in Philadelphia include detailed reports from commissioners appointed by residents to negotiate with the East India company officials and the testimony of the firm of James and Drinker who were designated distributors of the tea. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.973.2.M31 | ||
| Extent: | 2 volume(s) | ||
| Topics: | American Revolution | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | ||
| Genre: | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | Printed Material | ||
| Subjects: | Non-importation agreements, 1768-1769 | Sons of Liberty | Stamp Act, 1765 | Tea tax (American colonies) |
