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Posted on The Grand Affray at Golden Hill: New York City, January 19, 1770
Despite the rescission of the Stamp Act in 1766, many imperial controversies persisted in New York City. Leading among them were: The annual demands of the royal governor for funds to support the troops quartered in the town;[1] The continuing post-(French and Indian) war recession; The Townshend taxes of 1767, which of course distressed all the […]
