Boston, February 18, 1773
Subtitle: On Tuesday last His Excellency the governor was pleased to send a message by the secretary to the Honorable House of Representatives directing their attendance forthwith in the Council chamber. The House went up accordingly, and after His Excellency had given his assent to several engrossed bills, he made the following speech to both houses. ...
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 12854
Publisher: Printed by Richard Draper
Published: 1773
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Subjects: Taxation; Colonies; Great Britain
Notes: Presenting reasons for Parliament's authority in regard to taxation, with specific reference to the Stamp Act. Listed at the end are the titles of the bills signed by the governor.

Printed from the same setting of type as p. [2-3] of the Massachusetts gazette of the same date, printed by Richard Draper.

Signatures: [A]² ([A]1 recto, [A]2 verso blank).

Text in three columns.

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