Thoughts on the Letter of Edmund Burke, Esq; to the Sheriffs of

ABINGDON, WILLOUGHBY BERTIE, Earl of

1777.

Item #6503

ABINGDON, WILLOUGHBY BERTIE, Earl of. Thoughts on the Letter of Edmund Burke, Esq; to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America.... Oxford: For W. Jackson: sold by J. Almon, and J. Bew, [1777]. 64 p. Later cloth. Fine. First edition. Abingdon was a leading British supporter of colonial rights. Here he attacks Burke for yielding to party sentiment in the House, and also comments on Myles Cooper's National Humiliation and Repentence Recommended. Abingdon's work was highly popular and went through several subsequent printings, including a 1778 American edition. Adams, American Controversy, 77-1a; Howes A14.

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