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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05221 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1780 |
| Title | George Germain Sackville to Henry Clinton regarding the American Prohibitory Act |
| Date | 15 February 1780 |
| Author | Sackville, George Germain, Viscount (1716-1785) |
| Recipient | Clinton, Henry, Sir |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses relieving New York from the constraints of the American Prohibitory Act (1775), which banned all British trade with the colonies. Comments on a bill in Parliament to exempt New York and other colonies under British control during the American Revolution from the law. Instructs him to continue trade in accordance with a recent proclamation in hopes that it will "prevent the Inhabitants suffering any Inconvenience." Signed "Geo. Germain." Written from Whitehall. Marked a duplicate. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Government and Civics Law Loyalist Commerce Merchants and Trade |
| People | Sackville, George Germain, Viscount (1716-1785) Clinton, Henry, Sir (1730-1795) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Law; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |