The document summarizes a 1766 satirical print by Benjamin Wilson depicting a funeral for the Stamp Act. The print shows the remains of the Act in a coffin being carried by mourners including Lord Grenville, who introduced the Act. Ships in the background are named after Parliamentary figures who led the campaign for its repeal and are ready to transport embargoed goods to the American colonies now that the Act has been repealed.

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Benjamin Wilson's satirical
commentary on the Stamp
Act, from 1766, shows a
funeral. In the coffin are the
remains of the Act.
Mourners include Lord
Grenville (who is carrying
the coffin) and other
Parliamentary sponsors of
the Act. The print also
shows the cargoes, destined
for America, which were
unsent because of the
colonists' embargo of British
goods. The ships in the
background, ready now to
carry the cargoes to the
American colonies, are
named after the
Parliamentary figures who
led the campaign for repeal.