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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman in London congratulates recipients on the change of ministers and urges them to represent grievances against the Stamp Act, emphasizing its heavy financial burden on retailers, tavernkeepers, and the province, estimated at over £40,000 annually.
Merged-components note: Continuation of the extract from a letter from a gentleman in London about representing grievances and the impact of the Stamp Act.
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WE now congratulate you on a total Change of the Ministers of State; and now is your Time to represent your Grievances, in a moving Manner, and I flatter myself you will be attended unto:---Keep clear of all Reflections, and be particular in your Facts, let them be well supported, and consequences justly represented, in a striking Light, and mutual Advantage that will arise to Great-Britain and her Colonies, by being relieved from your present Burthens.
By a Computation made, it appears that if the Stamp-Act should take Place, the Retailers and Tavernkeepers must Pay about £20,000 old Tenor every Year for renewing their Licences; and that the whole Charge for Stampt Papers to this Province will amount in one Year to above £40,000, which is more than double what the common Charges of Government ought to be in Time of Peace, and is perhaps a larger Sum than the current Cash of the Country.
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A gentleman in London congratulates on the total change of ministers and advises representing grievances against the Stamp Act in a moving manner, keeping clear of reflections, being particular in facts, and highlighting mutual advantages to Britain and colonies from relief. Computation shows retailers and tavernkeepers would pay about £20,000 old tenor yearly for licenses, and total stamp paper charges for the province over £40,000 annually, more than double normal government costs in peace and possibly exceeding current cash.