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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Book III (continued) (search)
bers (Providence, 1763); and a Letter from a gentleman in Connecticut relative to paper currency (Boston, 1766). The ablest of the pamphlets of this period was Considerations on a paper currency by Tench Francis, of Pennsylvania, in 1765. While the currency question attracted the greatest attention, we find a few discussions of trade and tax problems. Among these tracts worthy of mention are Proposals for traffic and Commerce or foreign trade in New Jersey by Amicus patriae (Philadelphia, 1718); Observations on the Act for granting an Excise on Wine (Boston, 1720); Francis Rawle's Some remedies proposed for Restoring the sunk credit of the Province of Pennsylvania with some remarks on its trade (Philadelphia, 1721); and the anonymous The interest of the country in laying duties: or a discourse shewing how duties on some sorts of Merchandize may make the Province of New York richer than it would be without them (New York, n. d. [1726]). To the last tract two replies were published i