To the worthy and independent freemen of the city of Rochester.
Smith, Nathaniel,director of the East India Company.
[Rochester,
1792]
Signed and dated: Nathaniel Smith. Rochester, Feb. 6, 1792.
Text begins: "Gentlemen, the very flattering and uncommon success which I have experienced on my canvas impresses me with the strongest sentiments of gratitude. ..".
The date should read "Rochester, Mar. 6, 1792".
The death of Sir Richard Bickerton occasioned a parliamentary by-election in Rochester in 1792.
ESTC
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