24 Jun 1761
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 24, 1761
Page
1
A Plain Dealer letter questions brewer price hikes and demand clear profit accounts before raising beer prices. The issue of Bellafon siege coverage details British actions, landings, and fortifications on Belleisle with casualty counts, maneuvers, and strategic notes, including Cape St Croix and fort Palma narratives.
The letter argues that Britain’s 1760 eight million debt and 1761 twelve million borrowings funded war costs with malt and beer taxes. It claims total principal of seventy million and annual interest over 800,000 pounds, falling on brewers and beer drinkers, except private malt used at home. The brewer must cover high taxes, with the public bearing the rest.
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