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A Letter from a gentleman to his friend, upon the excise-bill now under consideration.

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Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Boston] : [publisher not identified], [1754]
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 7227.
Subjects:	Taxation > Massachusetts. Internal revenue > Massachusetts. Finance > Massachusetts.
Online Access:	Evans Digital Edition

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