This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Taxation and duties amid Parliament resolutions and debates
The text records parliamentary resolutions on imposition of duties and taxes to raise supply, including a 4.5 per pound salary tax for civil and military officers, duties on tea coffee and cocoa, and an extra duty on brandy and spirits. It notes leave to bring in pleads, and mentions a clause to fund hemp and flax manufactures. It also includes contemporaneous commentary and stock prices from the period, with notices on a Dutch ship, a trial adjournment, floods near Bedford Levels, obituaries, and local appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
House of Commons