To the worthy and independent freemen of the city of Rochester.
Matthews, John,active 1790.
[Rochester : printed by Thomas Fisher?,
1790]
A handbill attacking George Best, the candidate for Rochester in the 1790 parliamentary election.
An independent man = John Matthews.
Signed and dated: An independent man. Rochester, May 21, 1790.
Text begins: "Gentlemen, what dependence ought we have on a man who has so suddenly changed sides through the mere persuasions of his brother-in-law ..".
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