Charles Greville Montagu Papers

Résumé du livre

Letter, 29 Nov. 1767, to the inhabitants of South Carolina, apparently written in reply to protests against the Townshend Acts, British legislation enacted 29 June 1767 that was intended to raise revenue and tighten customs enforcement in the American colonies; the Act was named for sponsor, Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend, (1725-1767), and was passed by Parliament soon after repeal of the Stamp Act. Montagu responds to complaints by planters and merchants re the requirement of carrying permits from Customs officials for ships "carrying necessary articles for the Use of the Planters, and returning with the Produce of their Farms ..." ; in reply. Montagu urges "Chearful compliance" and suggests that a proper representation of the grievances might achieve their wishes