Letter from Boston Merchants to Dennis De Berdt, 30 January 1770
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On 1 January 1770 the non-importation agreement is due to expire. Boston merchants attempt to extend the boycott until all of the Townshend duties are repealed, but merchants in New York and Philadelphia are getting restless. Their warehouses are full of English goods and their debts to Britain need to be paid. Once again, the movement appears to be doomed. Boston merchants, fearing that Parliament will never rescind the Townshend duties if non-importation fails, plead their case to Massachusetts' colonial agent in London, Dennis De Berdt. From the Collection of papers relating to Massachusetts history
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