The Interest of Great Britain Considered: Franklin's defence of retaining Canada over Guadeloupe
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- Name
- The Interest of Great Britain Considered: Franklin's defence of retaining Canada over Guadeloupe
- Description
- Benjamin Franklin's influential pamphlet arguing for British retention of Canada rather than Guadeloupe in the forthcoming Treaty of Paris, addressing mercantile theory, colonial markets, and imperial economic interests. Originally published April 1760, this is a transcription from Founders Online (National Archives). The document engages with contemporary debates on colonial value and prefigures later tensions between mother country and colonies.
- Date
- 17 April 1760
- Related To
- Benjamin Franklin
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Published Reference Work
- Date Created
- 1760-04-17
- Creator
- Benjamin Franklin
- Audience
- British public/readership; addressees include the authors of 'A Letter Addressed to Two Great Men' (John Douglas) and 'Remarks on the Letter' (William Burke)
- Language
- English