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Letter from James Murray to John Murray (letterbook copy), 13 November 1765

Letter from James Murray to John Murray (letterbook copy), 13 November 1765

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    30.4 cm x 19.5 cm

    This letter appears on pages 64-67 of a letterbook from the James Murray papers.


    In this letter to his brother, Boston merchant James Murray shares his opinion that the Stamp Act, while reviled in his home city, is beneficial to the colonies' economy and important in upholding the balance between them and England.