A copy of a letter from John Wilkes, Esq. Member of Parliament, to the Secretaries of State..
Wilkes, John,1727-1797.
Egremont, Charles Wyndham,Earl of,1710-1763.
Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk,Earl of,1716-1771.
[London : s.n.,
1763]
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Rectos of sheets numbered, versos are blank.
The first letter concerns Wilkes' complaint that his home had been burgled and that the stolen goods are now in the possession of Egremont and Halifax. The second letter is a reply from the Earls stating that the papers taken from Wilkes' house are to be used as evidence against him concerning a charge of being the author of a seditious libel against the King. The third is Wilkes' reply to this charge.
Letters dated: May 6th, 7th and 9th 1763.
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Wilkes, John, 1727-1797
Egremont, Charles Wyndham, Earl of, 1710-1763
Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
Burglary
Libel and slander