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The Earl of Dartmouth, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Second Year: November 1773 – August 1774

During the three months that the Earl of Dartmouth, Secretary of State for the Colonies, was on holiday from August to November 1773, the Secretary of State’s office received only routine dispatches from the colonies. Shortly after he returned in November, he was faced with another colonial issue -the Boston Tea Party. In 1772, the […]

by Bob Ruppert