55 leaves.
Not in Smith.
Not in McCulloch.
Inscribed on the title-page:
to His Ex Thomas Jefferson by John Brown Cutting. The Chapter number, 24, written on the same page, possibly by Jefferson.
Henry Beaufoy, d. 1795, Quaker Whig politician.
John Brown Cutting was in London at this time, and in constant correspondence with Jefferson in Paris, to whom he frequently
sent pamphlets and political news of all kinds, relative to both England and the United States.
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Tracts in English Politics. 1780-1784. viz.....................................
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Sundry publications & republicñs by the Constitñl society.
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Hartley’s addresses & letters.
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Andrews’ essay on republican principles.
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8
vo.
Political magazine for Aug. & Oct. 1783.
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Soule’s Parliamentary pocket book.
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S
r. John Hawle’s Dialogue on Juries
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1815 Catalogue, page 106. no. 185, Tracts in English politics, 1780-84, 8vo.
14 tracts under the above general heads, bound together for Jefferson in one volume 8vo., French calf, marbled endpapers,
sprinkled edges, red silk bookmark. Later labels on the back lettered
Political /
Pamphlets. /
Vol. 28. / The titles are listed by Jefferson on the fly-leaf of the volume (with variations as shown). With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
JA36 .P8 vol. 28
This volume is fully entered by Jefferson in his undated manuscript catalogue.
Sundry publications & republications by the Constitutional society.
1. i.
[On the Liberty of the press.] At a meeting of the Society for Constitutional Information held on Friday, August the 1st,
1783. Dr. Jebb (Vice-President) in the Chair . . .
[
London:] Printed and distributed gratis by the
Society for Constitutional Information. [1783.]
4 leaves with sig. A, caption title, no title-page.
Contains two extracts from the sixth volume of Dr. Towers’s
British Biography
, on the powers and duties of Juries, in prosecutions for libels:
Extract from the Life of John Lilburne,
Extract from the Life of Lord Chief Justice Jefferies.
Signed at the end
Thomas Yates, Sec.
The Society for Constitutional Information was founded in 1780 by Major John Cartwright, 1740-1824, English political reformer.
For a pamphlet by Dr. Jebb, see no. 2787.
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ii.
Report of the Sub-Committee of Westminster, appointed April 12, 1780, to take into consideration all such matters, relative
to the election of members of Parliament, as may promote the purposes of the present association. Free Masons Tavern, May
27th 1780.
[
London:] printed and distributed gratis by the
Society for Constitutional Information. [
1780.]
4 leaves. Signed at the end by T. Brand Hollis, Chairman, under which is written in ink
as Chairman; followed by two resolutions of the Westminster Committee, dated respectively June 13 and July 18, 1780.
Thomas Brand Hollis, originally Thomas Brand, took the name Hollis on inheriting the property of Thomas Hollis.
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