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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07654.22 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Grenville papers re: colonial policy towards colonies |
| Title | Lords protest re: repeal of the Stamp Act |
| Date | 17 March 1766 |
| Author | Great Britain. Parliament. |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Response from the House of Lords, in dissension to the Bill of Appeal of the Stamp Act. "If we give our Consent to it without a full Conviction that is right . . . we in effect annihilate this Branch of Legislature, & vote ourselves useless." Possibly in Grenville's hand. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Revolutionary War Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Taxes or Taxation Finance Merchants and Trade Commerce Law Stamp Act |
| People | Grenville, George (1712-1770) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce |
| 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 |