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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/88
Title	Andrew Symmer to [Lord Dartmouth], agrees with his Lordship that there could not have been a more unlucky time to impose a tax on America.
Date	21 Sep 1765
Description	Believes that the Stamp Act is an exceptionable duty and bears harder on some provinces more than others, especially Virginia and Maryland Enclosure, Andrew Symmer, paper on American trade, enumerates articles exported by America to the British West Indies, for which she receives rum and sugar For full description see HMC 14th report available in SRO reading room
Extent	10 pages