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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Book III (continued) (search)
nia, in 1765. While the currency question attracted the greatest attention, we find a few discussions of trade and tax problems. Among these tracts worthy of mention are Proposals for traffic and Commerce or foreign trade in New Jersey by Amicus patriae (Philadelphia, 1718); Observations on the Act for granting an Excise on Wine (Boston, 1720); Francis Rawle's Some remedies proposed for Restoring the sunk credit of the Province of Pennsylvania with some remarks on its trade (Philadelphia, 1721); and the anonymous The interest of the country in laying duties: or a discourse shewing how duties on some sorts of Merchandize may make the Province of New York richer than it would be without them (New York, n. d. [1726]). To the last tract two replies were published in the same year. It was not until the middle of the century that we again find any discussion of taxation in Some observations on the Bill Intitled an Act for granting to his Majesty an Excise upon Wines and on spirits disti