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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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The Harriot Packet arrived in New York on May 7 from Falmouth with March mails, reporting British parliamentary debates on taxing American colonies without representation. Mr. Grenville highlighted national debt and colonial expenses; agents Jackson and Allen influenced opposition to the Stamp Act, preventing it for now.
Merged-components note: This is a continuation of the New York datelined news article discussing the arrival of the packet, schemes of taxation on American colonies, parliamentary debates, and colonial disadvantages in parliament. The original label of the second component was 'editorial', but the content is factual reporting on domestic political and economic issues affecting the colonies, so relabeled to 'domestic_news'.
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On Tuesday last arrived here the Harriot Packet Capt. Robinson, in 6 Weeks and 2 Days from Falmouth, with the March Mails.
Our Advices by the Packet are that a scheme of taxation of our American colonies has for some time been in agitation:
That it had been previously debated in parliament, whether they had power to lay such a tax on colonies which had no representatives in parliament, and determined in the affirmative...
That on the 9th of March Mr. Grenville made a long harangue on the melancholy state of the nation, over loaded with heavy taxes and a debt of 146 millions, 52 millions of which had arisen in the last war...
That by a computation which he laid before the house, 2,500,000 sterling per annum was expended on North-America, and therefore it was but reasonable they should support the troops sent out for their defence, and all the other expense of the nation on their account.
These colonies are under very great disadvantages in not having sufficient interest in parliament; from the want of which, the West-Indians have been able to carry any point against them—and their interests are almost totally disregarded.
That Mr. Jackson, agent for Connecticut (a member of the house) exerted himself nobly, and that it was chiefly owing to him that the Stamp Act did not take place, likewise, that Mr. Allen of Philadelphia, was indefatigable in remonstrating to many of the members, with whom he was acquainted, on the illegality of an internal tax, and had considerable influence in preventing it.
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Domestic News Details
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New York
Event Date
9th Of March
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stamp act did not take place due to efforts of mr. jackson and mr. allen
Event Details
Arrival of Harriot Packet with advices of parliamentary debate on taxing American colonies without representation, affirmed possible; Mr. Grenville's speech on national debt and colonial expenses; colonies disadvantaged without parliamentary interest; opposition by colonial agents prevented Stamp Act.