Draft, with marginal notes, of A letter from a Member of Parliament...containing his reasons for being against the late Act for preventing the retail of spirituous liquors, published in 1736. The letter concerns the writer's reasons for not supporting this Act (9 Geo.II c.23 - 1736), although he had supported the 'Act for laying a duty upon compound waters' (2 Geo.II c.17-1729, repealed by 6 Geo. II c.17-1733). Many of the arguments in the letter, for and against the Act, are given in similar terminology in Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England, vol IX (1811), columns 1032-44, and more particularly columns 1059-1110.
English excise duties, 1736
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 MS 759
- Dates of Creation
- [1736]
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 24 leaves
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Excise are inland duties levied on articles at the time of their manufacture, notably, alcoholic drinks, but has also included salt, paper and glass.
Arrangement
Single item.
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Acquisition Information
Given by André Simon, via the British Records Association, in 1969.
Other Finding Aids
Collection level description.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
12½" x 8"
Archivist's Note
Commpiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
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