Bread and liberty : Paterson (the Friend of the Poor) for ever. March 23, 1768. To the worthy liverymen of the City of London, gentlemen, your interest, and poll, are earnestly requested for Deputy John Paterson, Esq. citizen and barber, To be one of your Representatives in Parliament: Being a Person zealously attached to his Majesty, and our much envied Constitution, the Commercial Interests of the Kingdom in general, and the Rights, Privileges, and Prosperity of this great City in particular. The Numbers upon Tuesday's Poll were as follow: Honourable Thomas Harley 3333 Sir Robert Landbroke 3235 Mr. Alderman Beckford 2940 Mr. Alderman Trecothick 2564 Sir Richard Glyn 2457 Mr. Deputy Paterson 1580 and John Wilkes, Esq. 1049.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paterson, John, 1705?-1789.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Elections.

Genre:

Voting registers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 sheet )

Other Title:

Bread and liberty

Place of Publication:

[London : s.n., 1768]

Notes:

John Paterson stood as a candidate in the City of London parliamentary election of 1768 but was defeated.

Includes the result of the poll as it stood on Tuesday 22d of March.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T225625.

OCLC:

642549488