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Remarks on the Letter addressed to two great men : in a letter to the author of that piece.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection E199 .D762 1760b
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burke, William, 1730-1798.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Douglas, John, 1721-1807. Letter addressed to two great men.
- Douglas, John.
- Anglo-French War, 1755-1763.
- United States--Politics and government--1754-1763.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Guadeloupe.
- Physical Description:
- 38 pages, 2 unnumbered pages (the last leaf blank) ; 20 cm (8vo)
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : Printed for G. Faulkner, P. Wilson, J. Hoey, jun. and S. Smith, 1760.
- Notes:
- Published anonymously. Attributed to William Burke by the Dict. nat. biog. and by H. Higgs; BM and Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.) attribute the authorship to Charles Townshend.
- The 'two great men' are William Pitt and the Duke of Newcastle.
- "Recommends that we should elect to acquire Guadeloupe rather than Canada as an indemnity from the French." -- Higgs, H. Bib. of economics.
- Reprint of the London (1760) ed.
- Cited in:
- Sabin 69470
- Higgs, H. Bib. of economics 2242 n.
- OCLC:
- 249032023
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