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Observations on the tea and window act, and on the tea trade

Title
Observations on the tea and window act, and on the tea trade / by Richard Twining.
Edition
The third edition.
Publication
London : Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, MDCCLXXXV [1785]
Physical Description
[4], 66, [2] pages ; 21 cm
Notes
Signatures: [pi]² A-H⁴ I².
With half-title: Observations on the tea and window act, and on the tea trade. (Price 1s. 6d.).
Press figures: "3" on pages 8 and 21; "1" on page 10; "4" pages 30 and 36; "2" on pages 48 and 58; "5" on page 54. The final leaf recto is advertisment and the verso is blank.
Pitt's Commutation Act sought to reduce tea smuggling by repealing the duties on tea in exchange for an additional tax on windows; Twining was consulted repeatedly by Pitt in the drafting of the bill and is here defending the act, himself, the tea business, and the East India Company, of which he later became a director.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 29, 2020
Also listed under
England London.
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