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Transcripts of depositions concerning John Wilkes and the election of 1754
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Title
Transcripts of depositions concerning John Wilkes and the election of 1754, 1756.
Physical Description
1 v. (21 p.) ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Ownership inscriptions by Thomas Adams of Alnwick, dated 1756 and 1763.
Title label on front cover: Affadavit Precedents.
Binding: contemporary marbled paper wrappers.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Ken Spelman on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2010.
Summary
Autograph transcripts of depositions given by sixteen residents of Berwick-upon-Tweed, all documenting attempts by the politician John Wilkes and his agents to bribe voters during the Parliamentary election of 1754.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
January 21, 2011
References
Thomas Adams of Alnwick, Transcripts of Depositions Concerning John Wilkes and the Election of 1754. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Thomas Adams of Alnwick, Transcripts of Depositions Concerning John Wilkes and the Election of 1754. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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