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5421. MONOPOLY, Colonies and.—[continued].

The Congress stated the
lowest terms they thought possible to be accepted,
in order to convince the world they
were not unreasonable. They gave up the
monopoly and regulation of trade, and all
acts of Parliament prior to 1764, leaving to
British generosity to render these, at some
future time, as easy to America as the interest
of Britain would admit.—
To John Randolph. Washington ed. i, 201. Ford ed., i, 483.
(M. 1775)