American Revolution
British Taxation and Trade Restrictions Of The American Revolution
1776, Essay in the form of a letter, on the American Revolutionary War and whether the Colonies in America should be separated from Britain, Fine.
Full title: "A Letter to the Reverend Josiah Tucker, D.D., Dean of Glocester, In Answer to his Humble Address and Earnest Appeal, &c. with a Postscript, in which the present War against America is shewn to be The Effect, Not of the Causes assigned by Him and Others, but of a Fixed Plan of Administration, Founded in System, the Landed opposed to the Commercial Interest of the State, being as the Means in order to the End." by Samuel Estwick, published by J. Almon, London, 1776, 125 pages, 9" x 6," Very Rare. This book is complete and well bound, though both covers and the end papers are missing. The title page has been repaired around the edges, and has the handwritten name "C. Hancock" at the top. Some of the untrimmed pages are chipped at the edges and there is some very light soiling here and there, otherwise this book is in good shape. This book is yet another answer to Tucker's 1774 diatribe against the rebellious colonies. Tucker saw separation as inevitable as early as 1766, but showed a great deal of hostility toward the colonies. Estwick, a British official in the West Indies, opens by addressing Tucker: "Having had at three different times, three different opinions, concerning you and your project, for 'a separation of the colonies in North America from Great Britain,' I shall in this letter, with your leave (or without it) take the liberty to tell you what these opinions are ... that Your politics were bad, but your policy was good ... that Your end is wicked, and your means are worse ..." Estwick, based in the British colony of Barbados, saw the American West Indies trade first hand and also experienced the results of British taxation of its colonies. Most of this essay has to do with taxation and trade. He argues that the policy of the British administration caused the American Revolution. This is a Very Rare book. Howes E204; American Controversy 76-42; Sabin 23079.
British Taxation and Trade Restrictions Of The American Revolution
1776, Essay in the form of a letter, on the American Revolutionary War and whether the Colonies in America should be separated from Britain, Fine.
Full title: "A Letter to the Reverend Josiah Tucker, D.D., Dean of Glocester, In Answer to his Humble Address and Earnest Appeal, &c. with a Postscript, in which the present War against America is shewn to be The Effect, Not of the Causes assigned by Him and Others, but of a Fixed Plan of Administration, Founded in System, the Landed opposed to the Commercial Interest of the State, being as the Means in order to the End." by Samuel Estwick, published by J. Almon, London, 1776, 125 pages, 9" x 6," Very Rare. This book is complete and well bound, though both covers and the end papers are missing. The title page has been repaired around the edges, and has the handwritten name "C. Hancock" at the top. Some of the untrimmed pages are chipped at the edges and there is some very light soiling here and there, otherwise this book is in good shape. This book is yet another answer to Tucker's 1774 diatribe against the rebellious colonies. Tucker saw separation as inevitable as early as 1766, but showed a great deal of hostility toward the colonies. Estwick, a British official in the West Indies, opens by addressing Tucker: "Having had at three different times, three different opinions, concerning you and your project, for 'a separation of the colonies in North America from Great Britain,' I shall in this letter, with your leave (or without it) take the liberty to tell you what these opinions are ... that Your politics were bad, but your policy was good ... that Your end is wicked, and your means are worse ..." Estwick, based in the British colony of Barbados, saw the American West Indies trade first hand and also experienced the results of British taxation of its colonies. Most of this essay has to do with taxation and trade. He argues that the policy of the British administration caused the American Revolution. This is a Very Rare book. Howes E204; American Controversy 76-42; Sabin 23079.
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