Oliver Quid , Tobacconist
Letter of Advice ... Avoiding Tax on Receipts
Of the Unpopular British Stamp Duties Act
RARE Pamphlet

1783

Oliver Quid (pseudonym), Tobbaconist

A
LETTER of ADVICE,
ADDRESSED
To all MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS, and TRADERS, OF EVERY DENOMINATION, IN GREAT BRITAIN, CONCERNING THE ODIOUS AND ALARMING TAX on RECEIPTS,
WHICH IS TO TAKE PLACE
On the First Day of SEPTEMBER next;
IN WHICH THE
OPPRESSIVE PARTIALITY OF THE TAX, AND THE LAWFUL MEANS OF AVOIDING IT ARE PLAINLY, FAIRLY, AND HONESTLY SET FORTH, AND MADE CLEAR TO THE MEANEST CAPACITY.

London: G. Kearsley, 1783. Second Edition.

A rare pamphlet contesting the very unpopular British Stamp Duties Act of 1783. It was a duty or tax, raised in efforts to pay for the American War of Independence. This pamphlet aimed to help people circumvent this tax and, for obvious reasons, was released under a pseudonym.

81/4 x 5 inches

28 pages

In very good condition with some wear to edges and minor foxing to the front and back pages of the pamphlet.

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