A general union of those men who have approved of the measure of petitioning Parliament for a reform ... being essentially necessary ... the Committee of the [blank] of [blank] is earnestly requested to depute one, two, or three members ...
Committee of Yorkshire (England)
Wyvill, Christopher,1740-1822.
[St. Albans?,
1780]
One of a number of papers produced between 1779 and 1782 by commmittees of concerned citizens in the counties of York, Surrey, Hertford, Huntingdon, Middlesex, Essex, Kent, Devon, Nottingham and the City of Westminster, assembled to petition Parliament for democratic reforms. The Committee of Yorkshire chaired by Christopher Wyvill, seems to have taken a leadership role in this activity. The collected papers were published by Wyvill as 'Political papers .. ', York, 1794-1802.
Signed at end of p.[1]: C.Wyvill, Chairman of the Committee of Yorkshire. Robert Hildyard, W. Mason, Members of the Committee of Yorkshire.
Title from opening words of text. Dated at head: St. Alban's Tavern, Feb. 28, 1780.
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