At a meeting held at the Three Tuns tavern, Mr. Samuel Favell in the chair, resolved, "That a society be formed in Southwark for the cultivation and diffusion of political knowledge. Resolved, that the society be denominated "The friends of the people." ...
Society of the Friends of the People (Great Britain)
[London,
1792]
The declaration by the committee "appointed to carry the above plan into execution" on p. 4 is dated: Southwark, April 25, 1792.
The rules of the society is signed: A. C. Russell, sec.
Title from text, which is dated at head: Southwark, April 19, 1792.
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