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Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1765 November 1 (date of enactment)
  • Existence: 1766 March 18 (date of repeal)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Boston Massacre sermon, circa 1770.

 Collection
Identifier: MS0818
Abstract The author of the manuscript sermon in this collection is unknown and there is no provenance information associated with the collection. The instigating incident behind the writing of the sermon was the Boston Massacre, also known as the Incident on King Street, which occurred on March 5, 1770. The event was widely reported on and further increased tensions between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain. This collection consists of a single manuscript sermon written and includes a...
Dates: 1770