Volume 2
6 tracts bound together in sheepskin; original silk bookmark; a label on the back lettered in gilt
Pamphlets /
Political /
English /; and a later one lettered
Vol. 25. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate. The tracts are numbered serially in ink on the title-pages.
JA36 .P8 vol. 25
1. [MAUDUIT,
Israel.]
Considerations on the present German war. The
fourth edition.
London: printed for
John Wilkie,
1761.
71 leaves, should be 72, lacks the first leaf, probably the half-title, as it is allowed for in the pagination.
Halkett and Laing I, 147.
Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I.
Israel Mauduit, 1708-1787, English political pamphleteer, for a time the agent in England for the province of Massachusetts Bay. The first
edition of this pamphlet appeared in 1760. It was frequently reprinted and drew many answers.
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2.
The Conduct of a R
t. Hon. Gentleman in resigning the seals of his office justified, by facts, and upon the principles of the British Constitution.
By a Member of Parliament. The
second edition.
London: Printed for
J. Newbery,
m dcc lxi
. [1761.]
42 leaves only, should be 44, lacks the last two. On the half-title is: [Price
one shilling and six-pence.]
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I. On the first leaf of the text is written the name
John Hylton.
William Pitt was the subject of this tract. The first edition was published in the same year.
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3. [HEATHCOTE,
George.]
A Letter to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the worshipful aldermen, and common-council; the merchants, citizens, and
inhabitants, of the city of London. From an old servant . . .
London: printed for
W. Owen,
R. Baldwin, and
C. Pugh,
mdcclxii
. [1762.]
45 leaves only, should be 46, last leaf lacking. The half-title reads:
Mr. Heathcote’s letter. The
Letter ends on page 79, and is signed
George Heathcote, Hereford, October 6, 1762. This is followed by the Postscript dated Oct. 16, and the Appendix.
Halkett and Laing III, 301 (ascribed to Ralph Heathcote).
Sabin 31193.
Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I.
The letter relates to the productions, including fisheries and sugar plantations, of the American colonies.
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4. [TOWNSHEND,
Charles.]
A Defence of the minority in the House of Commons, on the question relating to general warrants. The
third edition.
London: printed for
J. Almon,
1764.
22 leaves, including the half-title with the price,
one shilling, and a leaf of advertisement at the end.
Halkett and Laing II, 29.
The upper margin of the half-title is torn away, and may have had a name or inscription.
Charles Townshend, 1725-1767, chancellor of the exchequer, was the political opponent of George Grenville, the Prime Minister.
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