26 leaves, including the half-title, and 2 leaves of advertisements at the end. Dated from South Street, Jan. 26, 1793.
Charles James Fox, 1749-1806, English statesman. Numerous editions of this pamphlet appeared in 1793.
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6. [CURRIE,
James.]
A Letter, commercial and political, addressed to the R
t. H
onble. William Pitt: in which the real interests of Britain, in the present crisis, are considered, and some observations are offered
on the general state of Europe. The
second edition corrected and enlarged. By Jasper Wilson, Esq . . .
London: printed for
G. G. J. and J. Robinson,
mdccxciii
. Price
one shilling and sixpence. [1793.]
38 leaves. Dated June 6, 1793, and the Postscript July 25.
Halkett and Laing III, 261.
Jasper Wilson was the pseudonym of
James Currie, 1756-1805, Scottish physician. Currie lived for a few years in Virginia but eventually returned to England and practiced
medicine in Liverpool. When the authorship of this letter, written to persuade the Prime Minister not to declare war on France,
became known, Currie’s practice suffered, and he thereafter avoided politics. The tract went through several editions in 1793
in London and Dublin, and drew an answer from Vansittart.
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7. HALL,
Robert.
An Apology for the freedom of the press, and for general liberty. To which are prefixed remarks on Bishop Horsley’s sermon,
preached on the thirtieth of January last. By Robert Hall, A.M. . . .
London: printed for
G. G. J. and J. Robinson;
W. H. Lunn,
Cambridge; and
J. James,
Bristol,
mdccxciii
. [Price
two shillings and six-pence.] [1793.]
First Edition. 66 leaves; list of errata on the verso of the second leaf.
Cambridge Bibl. of Eng. Lit II, 955.
Robert Hall, 1764-1831, English Baptist divine. The Preface contains critical remarks concerning the sermon of Samuel Horsley, Bishop
of St. Asaph (1733-1806), preached on January 30, 1793, before the House of Lords at Westminster, depicting the dangers of
the revolutionary spirit.
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J. 200
d
o.
[Pamphlets English
] 97.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 102. no. 195, Pamphlets English, 1797, 8vo.
A collection of five tracts bound together for Jefferson in one volume 8vo. half sheep; two later labels on the back lettered
respectively Political / Pamphlets. / and Vol. 32. Each tract numbered serially in ink on the first page. With the Library
of Congress 1815 bookplate.
JA36 .P8 vol. 32
On the fly-leaf Jefferson has listed the contents as follows:
Morgan’s Appeal on the public finances.
Erskine’s view of the causes & consequences of the war with France.
O’Bryen’s Utrum horum? the government or the country?
O’Connor’s Address to the electors of Antrim.
Grattan’s Address and Answer to the citizens of Dublin.
Morgan’s Appeal on the public finances.
1. MORGAN,
William.
An Appeal to the people of Great Britain, on the present alarming state of the public finances, and of public credit . . .
By William Morgan, F.R.S.
London: printed for
J. Debrett,
m,dcc,xcvii
. [1797.]
