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A vindication of the Earl of Shelburne, from the unjust and virulent aspersions in a pamphlet, intitled, "A defence of the Earl of Shelburne;" and addressed "To Sir George Saville, Bart." in a letter to Sir George Saville, Bart.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1781 Har (b.w.) Af.385.6 (Franklin)
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, former owner.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia, former owner.
Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798, annotator.
Duane, William, 1760-1835, former owner.
Dufief, N. G. 1776?-1834, bookseller.
Language:
English
Physical Description:
[2],53,[1]p. ; 8°.
Place of Publication:
London : printed for J. Debrett; T. Evans; J. Sewell; and sold by L. Bull, and S. Pratt, Bath; and J.B. Becket, and J. Chew, Bristol, 1782.
Notes:
With a half-title - 'A defence of the Right Honorable the Earl of Shelburne' is by Denis O'Bryen.
Local Notes:
HSP in LCP.
Benjamin Franklin's copy.
Bound with Hartley, To the right honourable the Lord-Mayor, q.v.; number 7 in table of contents; item 5 in volume. Modern half sheep over contemporary boards; bound with other items. MS table of contents on flyleaf in B. F. Bache's hand; pencil number inside front cover: C71 N25; purchased from Dufief, 1801- 03, by Col. William Duane; sold by him in 1822 to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia (40); sold in turn by it, 22 December 1885, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Cited in:
Adams 82-98

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