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Letter from Thomas Whately to John Temple, 14 August 1764
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In the summer of 1764 Thomas Whately, Prime Minister Grenville's secretary, sent a letter to John Temple, Surveyor General in Boston, exploring the possibilty of extending a stamp tax to the colonies. The Massachusetts legislature had enacted its own stamp tax in 1755, and Whately was curious about its particulars.