1.
Reply to the Treasury pamphlet on the trade with Ireland.
[BURKE,
Edmund.]
A Reply to the Treasury pamphlet, entitled “The proposed system of trade with Ireland explained.”
London: printed for
J. Debrett,
m.dcc.lxxxv
. [1785.]
46 leaves, the last with the errata list on the recto, verso blank.
This tract is attributed to Edmund Burke from the statement in
An Answer to the Reply . . .
[see the next entry] that
The Reply is as confidently attributed to the late paymaster general [i.e. Burke]
as his text is to a gentleman in office . . . The author of the
Treasury pamphlet
was the Right Hon. George Rose.
Whilst living in Paris, Jefferson bought a number of Irish pamphlets from
Stockdale (London), stipulating that he only wished for those which related to America.
[2773]
2.
Answer to the Reply to the Treasury pamphlet.
[?ROSE,
George.]
An Answer to the Reply to the supposed Treasury pamphlet.
London: printed for
John Stockdale,
mdcclxxxv
. [Price
two shillings.] [1785.]
44 leaves.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
George Rose, 1744-1818, for many years Secretary of the Treasury, may have been the author of this pamphlet. See also the previous entry.
[2774]
3.
Address to the landed, trading, & funded interests.
[?MORRIS,
Matthew Robinson, BAron Rokeby.]
An Address to the landed, trading and funded interests of England on the present state of public affairs . . .
London: printed for
J. Stockdale,
mdcclxxxvi
. [1786.]
78 leaves; the half-title with the price,
One shilling and sixpence. Dated at the end Jan. 1786.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Presentation from John Adams, with his autograph inscription on the title-page:
Mr Jefferson from John Adams.
Attributed to Matthew Robinson-Morris, second Baron Rokeby, 1713-1800, whose name was originally Matthew Robinson, and who
took the additional name Morris on inheriting some property. Other pamphlets by him appear in this catalogue. He was introduced
by Dr. Price to John Adams, with whom he had correspondence on matters relative to the subject of this pamphlet.
[2775]
4.
Short Review of the political state of Great Britain in 1787.
[WRAXALL,
Sir Nathaniel William.]
A Short Review of the political state of Great-Britain at the commencement of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven
. . .
Sixth edition.
London: printed for
J. Debrett,
m,dcc,lxxxvii
. [1787.]
38 leaves including the half-title, and the last leaf with the publisher’s advertisements.
Halkett and Laing IV, 260.
Sir Nathaniel William Wraxwall, 1751-1831. The first edition appeared in January 1787 and was rapidly followed by six others in the same year. A French
version appeared in February. The Prince of Wales is said to have threatened Debrett with a libel action, but was apparently
unaware of the authorship as he later appointed Wraxall his future historiographer.
