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In 1761 Pledge to Free the Nation with Halters
A fragmented pamphlet extracts satire on modern wit and commerce, urging schemes to employ idle Britons by making halters, with figures claiming enormous national profit. The piece references the Foundling Hospital and slave trade, then pivots to a political appeal by a candidate for the City liverymen, praising Gratiano and urging support for public welfare and city rights.
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Foundling Hospital
Fleet-street
Strand
J. Maffey
Westminster
Three Kingdoms
Great Britain
Cven
Basinghall-street
Fludyer
City of
London
FELE
Budge
Richard
Glyn