ADDRESSES PRESENTED FROM THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL TO THE KING, ON HIS MAJESTY'S ACCESSION TO THE THRONE, AND ON VARIOUS OTHER OCCASIONS, AND HIS ANSWERS. [bound with:] ADDRESSES, REMONSTRANCES, AND PETITIONS; COMMENCING THE 24th OF JUNE 1769.

[London Court of Common Council]:

Published by London: Henry Fenwick, [1778].

About this Item

The county of Middlesex, essentially London, was the heart of radical politics in England at the time of the Revolution, and the greatest pro-American feeling was found in the merchants and working classes of the metropolis. The colonists often appealed directly to Middlesex for support. These works contain petitions relating to the American colonies dating from June 1774 to March 1778, including petitions regarding the Quebec Act, in which the people express their concern over the encroachment of Catholicism and French influence in the colony. Likewise, it includes the text of a letter from John Hancock to the mayor of London, dated September 1775, expressing a hope for peace between Britain and the colonies. Adams notes that these two titles are often found bound together, sometimes with other publications of the Council. The petition of the freeholders of Middlesex County concerns the John Wilkes case. Wilkes ran for Parliament and was elected as a radical candidate for Middlesex, but was arrested and imprisoned shortly thereafter for seditious libel. Wilkes spoke out against the British war against the American colonies, and his opposition to the Crown was a rallying point for the American cause. ESTC T108621, T108605, T43921. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 78-65. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, leather label. Boards heavily worn, head and foot of spine chipped. Very minor scattered foxing. Good plus. In a brown half morocco and cloth slipcase.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ADDRESSES PRESENTED FROM THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL TO THE KING, ON HIS MAJESTY'S ACCESSION TO THE THRONE, AND ON VARIOUS OTHER OCCASIONS, AND HIS ANSWERS. [bound with:] ADDRESSES, REMONSTRANCES, AND PETITIONS; COMMENCING THE 24th OF JUNE 1769.
• Publisher: London: Henry Fenwick, [1778].