A letter concerning libels, warrants, and the seizure of papers : with a view to some late proceedings, and the defence of them by the majority.
language: en
creator: Father of Candor
call number: 14463.974.33.11
call number: Lapidus 5.1920
extent: 100 p. ; 21 cm. (8vo).
edition: The second edition, much improved.
format: Book
description: Signed at end: The Father of Candor.
description: With a half title.
description: On the trial of John Wilkes for libel; with an answer to Charles Lloyd's Defence of the majority in the House of commons, 1764.
description: Authorship disputed; usually attributed to John Almon.
description: First published under title: An enquiry into the doctrine, lately propagated, concerning libels, warrants, and the seizure of papers ... upon the principles of law and the constitution. In a letter to Mr. Almon from the Father of Candor.
description: Signatures: [A]² B-N⁴
publisher: London : Printed for J. Almon..., 1764.
subject: Wilkes, John 1725-1797
subject: Lloyd, Charles 1735-1773—Defence of the majority
subject: Trials (Seditious libel)—Great Britain
subject: Libel and slander—Great Britain
subject: Constitutional history—Great Britain
binding note: Princeton copy 1 Disbound.
source acquisition: Princeton copy 1 Gift; Sidney Lapidus, Princeton Class of 1959, 2021.
references: ESTC T37760
contributor: Almon, John, 1737-1805
author: Father of Candor
created: 1764-01-01T00:00:00Z
date: 1764
location: Special Collections 14463.974.33.11
location: Special Collections Lapidus 5.1920