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A letter from a patriot in retirement, to the right honourable Mr. William Pitt upon the resigning of his employment
Title
A letter from a patriot in retirement, to the right honourable Mr. William Pitt upon the resigning of his employment.
Publication
London : Printed for G. Woodfall, the Corner of Craig's Court, Charing-Cross, 1761.
Physical Description
[2], 78 pages ; 21 cm (8vo)
Local Notes
LWL 49 1609 3:6: Horace Walpole identifies the "patriot" as Mr. Thomas Hervey, and adds "Dec. 10th" to imprint.
LWL 49 1609 3:6: Horace Walpole's title: Letter from Mr. Th. Hervey to Mr. Pitt.
BEIN,GEN College Pamphlets 371 6: Manuscript note on title-page: By the Honble Thos Harve.
BEIN 761 H4: Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Notes
This pamphlet relates principally to British and French affairs in North America, including the limits of Nova Scotia, Braddock's defeat, Cape Breton, Louisbourg, &c.
Sometimes ascribed to Thomas Hervey.
Provenance
Strawberry Hill Sale, day iii, lot 110, to Thorpe, £36.15.0; offered in Thorpe's Supplement for 1842; purchased by Henry Labouchere, later Baron Taunton; sold by his grandson at Sotheby's, 2 December 1920 (Stanley Sale), lots 454-5, to Quaritch, £248; sold by Quaritch to Sir Leicester Harmsworth.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
English short title catalogue, N11108.
Lawrence Lande Collection of Canadiana in the Redpath Library of McGill University, 525.
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 40310.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
History.
Personal correspondence.
Tracts (literary works)
Also listed under
Benjamin Franklin Collection (Yale University Library)
England London.
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