Stamp Act of 1765 - Original Text
The original text of the 1765 Stamp Act from the British Parliamn makes an interesting read despide its lengh. For example it lists some interesting items that have become subject to the tax. “And for and upon every pack of playing cards, and all dice, which shall be sold or used within the said colonies and plantations, the several stamp duties following. For every pack of such cards, the sum of one shilling. And for every pair of such dice, the sum of ten shillings.
