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Title
Letter from a member of Parliament to his friends in the country, concerning the duties on wine and tobacco
Creator
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
Date Created and/or Issued
1733
Publication Information
Printed for T. Cooper
Contributing Institution
Sonoma County Library
Collection
Biblioteca Vinaria Sonoma (SPC.00076)
Rights Information
Public Domain. Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library has made this Item available and believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional rights information at http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-CR/1.0/?language=en ;see additional reproduction and reuse information at https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo
Description
Letter sometimes attributed to Robert Walpole opposing new duties on wine and tobacco ;original printed copy of letter done by T. Cooper of London. At issue is whether duties should be imposed on wine and tobacco. The author examines the process of the two trades, following the substances from producer through trader to consumer, and examining the implications of such duties on the business of the distiller, vintner, brewer, wine merchant, tobacconist, etc.
Type
text
Format
books
histories (literary works)
Identifier
0e2fca9c-d740-4232-8fd0-deb26980da17
https://digital.sonomalibrary.org/documents/detail/301404
https://images.quartexcollections.com/sonomalibrary/thumbnails/preview/0e2fca9c-d740-4232-8fd0-deb26980da17
spc_00076_0160
Language
English
Subject
1733
Wine and wine making--Taxation
Tobacco--Taxation
Internal revenue
Great Britain
Source
Internet Archive
Relation
Biblioteca Vinaria Sonoma

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