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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from London to Philadelphia dated March 23 reports that the British duty on tea remains unrepealed, prompting the dispatch of the Pennsylvania packet with only permitted imports, amid slim hopes for relief before the parliamentary session ends to benefit the East India Company.
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The duty on tea not being repealed, we have sent the Pennsylvania packet with such articles only as your patriots have allowed to be imported, being unwilling to detain her longer, as there are no good grounds to expect further redress this session; although many people have entertained sanguine hopes that before the House breaks up the duty on tea will be taken off, for the accommodation of the East India company.
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London
Event Date
March 23
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duty on tea not repealed; pennsylvania packet dispatched with limited permitted imports; hopes for repeal before session ends to aid east india company.
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The duty on tea has not been repealed by the British House, leading to the sending of the Pennsylvania packet with only articles allowed by colonial patriots, to avoid further delay, as no additional redress is anticipated this session, despite optimistic expectations that the duty might be removed for the East India Company's benefit.