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K004 - Records of the Legge family of Sandwell and Patshull, Barons Dartmouth, Earls of Dartmouth
- D(W)1778 - Papers of the Legge Family, Earls of Dartmouth
  - II - American Papers

Located At	Staffordshire Record Office
Level	Item
Doc Ref No	D(W)1778/II/145a
Title	John Smith to Lord Dartmouth, remarks on the right of Britain to lay internal taxes on American Colonies, grievances arising from the Stamp Act, proposes other means to raise a revenue, that is, several articles to be taxed, and the improvement of ceded lands, etc
Date	1765
Description	Enclosures, Extracts from the Charters of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maryland, with reference to Taxation Paper on the question of the right of Britain to tax her Colonies, shows the inherent right of the Colonies to tax themselves, and indicates the laws expressed in the respective charters for that purpose.
Extent	29 pages