Letter IV. To the freemen of Alnwick. ... I shall now without any preamble, take unto consideration your late petition to his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, ...
Richardson, Robert,Clerk of the Council.
[Alnwick : printed by T. Alder,
1781]
Dated at head: "December, 24, 1781".
Place of printing and printer's name from the colophon of the first letter.
Signed on p.15: "An old Craftsman", i.e. Robert Richardson, junior, clerk to the Alnwick Council.
The fourth of seven letters published between 28 November 1781 and 1 February 1782 (cf. C. Clark Burman, 'An account of the art of typography as practised in Alnwick from 1781 to 1815', Alnwick, 1896, pp.10-11).
Title from drop-head title and opening lines of text.
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