To the Duke of GRAFTON. My LORD DUKE, * PERMIT me at a time when the diftreffes of the kingdom make it abfolutely neccffary for every individual to exert himfelf, for the relief of his fellow fubjects; to lay before your Grace, a plan for bringing into the treasury, the Sum of 300,000l. annually, by a tax entirely new and eafy, a tax that can never bear the imputation of oppreffive or burthenfome, a tax that will be paid chearfully without a murmer, a tax if adopted and carried into execution by adminiftration will be a means of removing the odium at this time caft on the present ministry. I am firmly perfuaded your Grace hath the good of your country too much at heart, to reject a proposal of this kind, though offered by a private individual. Refting When this letter was wrote the calculation was not finished, but when com pleted it proved to be 390220.1. Refting affured that your Grace will (at leaft) give me a hearing. I fhall be impatient for the honour of waiting on you, when I fhall fully explain what I have to offer, which will prove, not to be a chimera, or the invention of a fruitful imagination, but to be founded on good policy. I have the honour to be, my Lord Duke Your Grace's most obedient, and most humble fervant, 29th December, 1769. WILLIAM MOORE. The DUKE's Anfwer. THE Duke of Grafton prefents his compliments to Mr. Moore, and will be glad to receive his plan whenever he chooses to fend it. When the Duke is more at leifure, and has time to fee Mr. Moore himfelf, he will be defirous of that favour. Arlington-Street, To To the Duke of GRAFTON, My LORD DUKE, ON Monday the 8th inftant I had the honour of a card from your Grace, and agreeable to your request, I now inclofe the plan, (rather crude and indigefted.) If any objections fhould be formed in the mind of your Grace concerning it, I fhall be ready to remove them (if I am able) and whenever you may be defirous of feeing me I shall attend your Grace with pleasure, I have the honour to be, my Lord Duke with much respect and esteem, Your Grace's most devoted, obedient and very humble fervant, 16th January, 1770. WILLIAM MOORE. The DUKE'S Anfwer. THE Duke of Grafton prefents his compliments to Mr. Moore, and as matters of of the nature of what is contained in the paper he has received from him come officially under the confideration of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he may be affured he will find a proper attention from Lord North to it, if he will apply to his Lordship A FEW days fince I laid before his Grace of Grafton, a plan for bringing into the government the fum of 390,220 l. annually. His Grace returned me a very polite card, with affurances, that I fhould find a proper attention to it from your Lordfhip if I would apply to you upon it, by which I am led to infer, that his Grace hath fhewn to you the paper I fent him, I should be glad to be in formed, formed, when I may have the honour of waiting on your Lordship, and whether it will be neceffary for me to bring a copy of the paper I fent to his Grace. I have the honour to be my Lord with much respect, Your Lordship's most obedient, 23 January, 1770. and most humble fervant, WILLIAM MOORE. To Lord NORTH, MY LORD, I have waited with much impatience in expectation of an answer from your Lordship to my letter of the 23d inftant, concerning a plan of a tax (entirely new) which will bring into the government the fum of 390,2201. annually. I am directed in my application to your Lordship by his Grace of Grafton, to whom I firft communicated this matter. I only mention this now, be caufe |