Letter VII. To the freemen of Alnwick. Peradventure it may have appeared unto some of you (my brother-freemen) who are of the graver fort, that I have disported myself too much in some of these my letters and indulged an affection for humour beyond what was allowable in an old craftsman who was addressing his brethren upon so serious a subject as the care and preservation of their rights and privileges: ... [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, Robert, Clerk of the Council.

Standardized Title:

To the freemen of Alnwick. Letter VII

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revenue--Early works to 1800.

Revenue.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (12p. )

Other Title:

Letter VII. To the freemen of Alnwick. Peradventure it may have appeared unto some of you

Place of Publication:

[Alnwick : Printed by T. Alder, 1782]

Notes:

Title from drop-head title and opening lines of text.

Signed at end: "An old Craftsman", i.e. Robert Richardson, junior, clerk to the Alnwick Council.

Dated at head: "February 1, 1782".

The last of seven letters published between 28 November 1781 and 1 February 1782 (cf. C. Clark Burman, 'An account of the art of typography as practised in Alnwick from 1781 to 1815', Alnwick, 1896, pp.10-11).

Place of printing and printer's name from the colophon of the first letter.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T225258.

OCLC:

510713613