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October 25, 1765
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
The Virginia House of Burgesses met at Williamsburg in early June and passed resolutions against the Stamp Duty, declaring that no taxes could be imposed without consent of their General Assembly and deeming opponents as enemies of the colony.
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The House of Burgesses of Virginia, met at Williamsburg in the beginning of June, came to several warm Resolutions relative to the Stamp Duty imposed on America, in which they declared, That, agreeable to their several Charters, no Taxes are to be imposed on them without the consent of their General Assembly: and concluded with resolving,
" That any person who shall, by speaking or writing, maintain, that any person or persons, other than the General Assembly of that Colony, have any right or power to impose any taxation whatever on the people there, shall be deemed enemies to that his Majesty's Colony."
" That any person who shall, by speaking or writing, maintain, that any person or persons, other than the General Assembly of that Colony, have any right or power to impose any taxation whatever on the people there, shall be deemed enemies to that his Majesty's Colony."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
House Of Burgesses
Stamp Duty
Virginia Resolutions
Taxation
Where did it happen?
Williamsburg, Virginia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Williamsburg, Virginia
Event Date
Beginning Of June
Event Details
The House of Burgesses met and passed resolutions declaring no taxes without General Assembly consent and deeming those asserting otherwise as enemies of the colony.