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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07654.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Grenville papers re: colonial policy towards colonies |
| Title | Thomas Pownall to George Grenville re: Colonial remonstrance against Molasses Act of 1733 |
| Date | ca. February 1765 |
| Author | Pownall, Thomas (1722-1805) |
| Recipient | Grenville, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | He quotes: "'That the Complaint contained in the New England Memorial & Petition was frivolous & Groundless, an high Insult upon his Majesty's Government, & tending to shake off the dependency of the said Colony upon this Kingdom, to which by Law & Rights they are & ought to be subject." |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Revolutionary War Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Taxes or Taxation Finance Merchants and Trade Commerce Law Petition Diet and Nutrition Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Grenville, George (1712-1770) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; Agriculture |
| 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 |