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Foreign News
April 11, 1766
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Dr. Franklin's persistent and effective lobbying of British Parliament members over two months to secure repeal of the Stamp Act, providing clear information on the colonial dispute.
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"The assiduity of Doctor Franklin, in assisting to obtain a repeal of the Stamp Act, is really astonishing. He is forever with one Member of Parliament or another, endeavouring to impress them first with the importance of the present dispute, then to state the case clearly and fully, stripping it of every thing foreign to the main point, and lastly to answer objections arising from a wrong conception of the matter. To enforce this repeatedly, and with propriety, in the manner he has done for these two months, I assure you is no easy task. This is the most necessary and essential service he could possibly perform on this occasion; and so effectually hath he done it, and I will venture to say he hath thrown so much true light upon the subject, that if the Legislature doth not now give you ample redress, it is not for want of the fullest and most distinct information, in respect to the real merits of the case."
"The assiduity of Doctor Franklin, in assisting to obtain a repeal of the Stamp Act, is really astonishing. He is forever with one Member of Parliament or another, endeavouring to impress them first with the importance of the present dispute, then to state the case clearly and fully, stripping it of every thing foreign to the main point, and lastly to answer objections arising from a wrong conception of the matter. To enforce this repeatedly, and with propriety, in the manner he has done for these two months, I assure you is no easy task. This is the most necessary and essential service he could possibly perform on this occasion; and so effectually hath he done it, and I will venture to say he hath thrown so much true light upon the subject, that if the Legislature doth not now give you ample redress, it is not for want of the fullest and most distinct information, in respect to the real merits of the case."
What sub-type of article is it?
Colonial Affairs
Diplomatic
Political
What keywords are associated?
Benjamin Franklin
Stamp Act
Repeal
Parliament Lobbying
Colonial Dispute
What entities or persons were involved?
Doctor Franklin
Where did it happen?
London
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
London
Event Date
Over The Past Two Months
Key Persons
Doctor Franklin
Outcome
effective lobbying providing full information for potential repeal of the stamp act
Event Details
Doctor Franklin has been assiduously lobbying Members of Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act by impressing upon them the importance of the dispute, clearly stating the American case, and addressing misconceptions, doing so repeatedly and effectively for two months.