The whole truth
Subtitle: To the freemen of New England
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1808
Place of publication: Boston or Providence?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: Embargo, 1807-1809; Presidents; Election; Public Finance; Politics and government; Federal Party (U.S.); Republican Party (U.S. : 1792-1828)
Notes: Supporting James Madison in the presidential election of 1808, and cautioning against Federalist electors and the influence of the Essex Junto.

Caption title.

Signed on p. 38: Hancock. November 1, 1808.

Attributed to Jonathan Russell by William Cushing in his Initials and pseudonyms, series 2, p. 72, and by Pierce Welch Gaines in his Political works of concealed authorship relating to the United States, 1789-1810, entry 08-49.

Another edition (Shaw & Shoemaker 16116) has 35, [1] p. The place of publication for both editions is supplied as [Boston?] in Shaw & Shoemaker. Advertised as "just published" and for sale by E. Larkin, no. 47 Cornhill, in the Nov. 23, 1808, issue of the Democrat, Boston, Mass., and the concluding paragraphs printed in the Nov. 12, 1808, issue of the Columbian phenix, Providence, R.I., suggesting that it is more likely that one edition was printed at Boston, and the other at Providence.

Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 16117

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 74359

Gift of Elizabeth Peltz Hamilton