BIB_ID
338607
Accession number
MA 148.7
Creator
Francis, Philip, Sir, 1740-1818.
Display Date
1768 May 14.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 23.7 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of correspondence of Sir Philip Francis; see related collection-level record for more information.
The lower half of the first leaf and a word from the second leaf have been excised.
The lower half of the first leaf and a word from the second leaf have been excised.
Provenance
By descent to his eldest granddaughter Miss Francis, and in her possession in 1871; sale (London, Sotheby's, 27 November 1897); purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1901.
Summary
Reporting that John Wilkes is imprisoned and that a mob has taken possession of St. George's Fields to beleaguer the prison; mentioning that his wife grows big with child; comparing the number of American riots and demonstrations to those in England; mentioning his wager on a billiards match that night. Listing an account of stockings and books that Francis has purchased and sent separately to Macrabie.
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