Considerations on the Propriety of Imposing Taxes in the British Colonies

Considerations on the Propriety of Imposing Taxes in the British Colonies was a pamphlet written in 1765 by Daniel Dulany the Younger. It was the most influential publication opposing the Stamp Act of 1765, a British law that imposed a tax on various paper goods in the American colonies.

Dulany, a prominent lawyer and political figure in Maryland, argued against the Stamp Act, asserting that the British Parliament did not have the right to tax the colonies. While he was a loyal British subject and opposed revolutionary action, his pamphlet was a significant contribution to the colonial opposition to British taxation policies. Dulany's arguments were widely read and debated, contributing to the growing tensions that eventually led to the American Revolution.1