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Letter and dueling allegations circling Aylesbury and Wilkes
A lengthy letter questions the propriety of a canvass amid a sick member, urging restraint at Hartwell and condemning a London Evening Post challenge. It accuses actions during Mr Wilkes's illness, notes civil disputes with a tenant of the returning officer, and implores reconciliation with a clergyman. White Hart, Aylesbury, Dec 16, 1763. Wilkes later visits Paris during the Christmas adjournment and a card from Samuel Martin, who fled to Paris after the duel, is mentioned.
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de Scipio
Aylesbury
Mr. Wilkes
London Evening Post
Hartwell
White Hart
Aylesoury
Paris
Samuel Martin