REPEALING THE TAX ON TEA, A LITTLE TOO LATE
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.)
An Act for Removing all Doubts and
Apprehensions Concerning Taxation by the Parliament of Great Britain. . . .
and for Repealing . . . a Duty on Tea Imported from Great Britain into Any
Colony or Plantation in America.
[4] pages. Folio, disbound; mount remnants on verso
of title page. 18 George III, c. 12.
London, 1778
[800/1,200]
An act repealing the Revenue Act of 1767 (7 George III, c. 46), which imposed duties on
tea. It represents a late effort by the British government to regain the allegiance of American
revolutionaries.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.)
Loyalty oath certificate issued to John
Bartram of Philadelphia.
Partly-printed Document Signed by commissioner Isaac
Howell, 3x 6 inches, on paper; folds, minimal wear.
[Lancaster, PA?]: Francis Bailey (printer), 13 October 1779
[1,500/2,500]
This certificate was issued to John Bartram Jr. (1743-1812), here described as “John Bartram
(botnist)”, son of the famed botanist and explorer of the same name. It attests that he had
“voluntarily taken and subscribed the Affirmation of Allegiance and Fidelity, as directed by an
Act of General Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed the fifth day of December, A.D. 1778.” We
have found no other examples of the current Francis Bailey printing.
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