Free, John, b. 1712?
A genuine petition to the King; and likewise, a letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of Bute; concerning the very hard case of an eminent divine of the Church of England. Published from the originals by the Rev. Dr. Free.
London : printed for the editor, and sold by him at his house in Lambeth, and by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1762.
By John Free.
With a final advertisement leaf.
HSP in LCP.
Benjamin Franklin's copy.
Bound with Shebbeare, First letter, q.v.; number 6 in table of contents; item 7 in volume. Note in old hand on p. 10. Modern half sheep over contemporary marbled boards; bound with other items. MS table of contents on flyleaf in William Temple Franklin’s hand; purchased from Dufief, 1801– 03, by Col. William Duane; sold by him in 1822 to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia (80); sold in turn by it, 22 December 1885, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, former owner. Provenance
Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823, annotator. Provenance
Duane, William, 1760-1835, former owner. Provenance
Dufief, N. G. (Nicolas Gouin), 1776?-1834, bookseller. Provenance
Athenaeum of Philadelphia, former owner. Provenance
ENG. London. 1762. Imprint
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