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Newspaper
North Briton
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 06, 1769
Page
5
The letter from John Wilkes at King's Bench Prison urges Gentlemen and independent freeholders to defend their constitutional right to elect representatives. He warns ministers could appoint MPs, destroying England’s Parliament and urging action to preserve liberty, signing from King’s Bench Prison on February 4, 1769.
The writer to the North Briton cites Smollet stating that an Englishman forgets injuries and compromises differences more readily than other nations. He questions the historian's England-born perspective and suggests reliance on personal experience for this claim. The fragment hints at national character and bias in historical interpretation.
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