Political curiosities : including an account of the state of political affairs in Europe. / By a society of patriots.
| Other author | Pigott, Charles, -1794. |
| Other author | Cobbett, William, 1763-1835 dedicatee. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Philadelphia] : Printed for Richard Lee, no. 84, Mulberry-Street, near the corner of Third-Street, Philadelphia, [1796] |
| Description | 1 volume (various pagings) ; 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31010. ^A478749 |
| Contents | John Bull starving to pay the debts of the royal prodigal -- A letter to the House of Peers -- Trial of Messrs. Pitt, George, and Co. The speech of Boissy D'Anglas, in the sitting of the Sixth Fructidor, on the political situation of Europe -- Warning to tyrants. Consisting of extracts from Pigott, Gerald, &c. -- The excellence of the British Constitution, &c. &c. Consisting of extracts from Pigott, Barlow, &c. -- The voice of the people, &c. Consisting of extracts from Pigott, Gerald, &c. -- An answer to the declaration of the King of England ... -- Account of the proceedings of a meeting of the people, in a field near Copenhagen-House -- Account of the proceedings of a meeting of the inhabitants of Westminster -- Bill of rights, the birth-right of Englishmen -- Speech of Mr. Erskine, in the House of Commons, Tuesday, November 17, 1795 ... -- To the Parliament and people of Great Britain, an explicit declaration of the principles and views of the London Corresponding Society -- The rights of priests. Consisting of extracts from Pigott's political dictionary -- The rights of nobles. Consisting of extracts from Pigott's political dictionary -- The blessings of war. Consisting of extracts from Pigott's political dictionary, and others -- Oppression!!! The appeal of Captain Perry ... -- The gospel of reason. By J. J. Rousseau -- Pitti-Clout & Dun-Cuddy, a political eclogue ... [by Robert Merry]. |
| General note | Reissue, with collective title page, of a number of political pamphlets, many "printed for Citizen R. Lee, at the British Tree of Liberty ..." in London. The seventh pamphlet bears a Paris imprint. |
| General note | With an ironic dedication to Peter Porcupine [William Cobbett]. |
| General note | Date of publication supplied by Evans. Another issue, not recorded by Evans, has imprint date 1796. |
| References | Evans 31010 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31010). |
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