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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07654.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Grenville papers re: colonial policy towards colonies |
| Title | George Grenville to King George III re: establishment of admiralty courts |
| Date | 4 July 1765 |
| Author | Grenville, George (1712-1770) |
| Recipient | Grenville, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | With secretarial signatures of Grenville, Lord North and John Turner. Copy of a letter to King George III discussing the admiralty and vice admiralty courts, along with a description of three new courts at Boston, Philadelphia, and Charleston. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Revolutionary War Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Taxes or Taxation Finance Merchants and Trade Commerce Law Judiciary Navy Maritime |
| People | Grenville, George (1712-1770) George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister from the spring of April 1763 until July 1765, George Grenville became one of the least loved heads of government over the colonies due to two revenue bills that could be blamed, to an extent, for what eventually propagated into the Revolutionary War. These Acts of Parliament were the Sugar Act of 5 April 1764 and the Stamp Act of 22 March 1765, each designed to raise revenue for a financially limited British Empire. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |