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CJ-NH.769.019
20 Oct 1769:31 (105)
New-York, October 16. Extract of a letter from a merchant
in Edinburgh, to a gentleman in this city; with a part of
the answer returned by said gentleman.
I am sorry from the heart, to read of your Americans
attachment to Wilkes, that son of Belial. . . I am told
today, that Wilkes's party had the impudence to attack him
in his coach lately, as he was coming from the play house,
and gave him abusive language. . . [17 more lines]
ANSWER. . . [8 lines] And tho' I think his majesty had no
manner of business at the play house, but had been much
better in his closet, praying and contriving good answers to
the just petitions of america, London and Middlesex. . . [58
more lines]
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