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The Right of the British Legislature to Tax the Colonies
A Lord writes to Lord North in March 1774 arguing against parliaments burdening taxes on colonies and detailing how subsidies are framed as gifts. He cites Lord Coke and Henry IV records to defend parliamentary sovereignty over taxation and warns against bounties that favor France, urging policies protecting domestic industry and food supplies.
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