Stamp Act, causes leading to it, 102, 103; colonial taxation proposed by Townshend, 103; plan resumed by Grenville, 104, 105; protests of colonial agents disregarded, 106; passed, 106; opinion of Franklin concerning, 106; causes violent outbreak in Pennsylvania, 109; in other colonies, 110; rouses opposition among Grenville's opponents, 114; among English exporters who find trade cut down, 115, 116; attacked by Pitt, 117; its repeal decided on, 118; way paved by a declaratory resolution of its validity, 118; debated, 118; examination of Franklin as to its effects, 119-123; effect on English sentiment, 121; testimony as to colonial feeling, 122; argument as to colonial right of self-taxation, 124; repealed, 132, 133; popular rejoicing in England, 133; in America, 133, 134; causes for repeal, 142; repeal caused by union of diverse elements, 143. St. Andrews University makes Franklin Doctor of Laws, 75. St. Asaph, Bishop of, friend to America, 282; visits Franklin at Portsmouth, 401; letters to, 409, 414. Steuben, Baron, recommended by Franklin, 246. Stevenson, Mary, scientific tastes, 76; wished by Franklin to marry his son, 76; letters to, 86, 101. Stiles, Ezra, letter to, 28. Stormont, Lord, English ambassador to France, complains of Beaumarchais, 230; threatens to leave if Franklin is allowed to come to Paris, 234; refuses to communicate with Franklin, 253; recalled, 285. Strachey, Henry, sent to Paris by Shelburne, 377. Strahan, William, offers his son to marry Franklin's daughter, 76; letters to, 77, 84, 205. Sullivan, General, carries message of Lord Howe to Congress, 214. Temple, ----, suspected of having sent Hutchinson letters to America, 181; calls on Whately to exonerate him, 181; quarrel and duel, 182; exculpated by Franklin, 182. Thomson, Charles, letters to, 106, 417. Thornton, Major, agent of Franklin to aid prisoners, 257. Townshend, Charles, proposes colonial taxation, 103; goes out of office, 104; hostility to colonies, 116; willing to repeal Stamp Act, 143; chancellor of exchequer, 147; favored by George III., 148; renews proposal to draw a revenue from America, 149; proposes disciplining New York, 150; introduces bill for American customs duties, 150; death, 151. "Townshend duties," introduction, 150; passage, 150; non-importation used against, 174-175; effect in destroying revenue, 175; and increasing cost of collection, 176.