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GB-110/JES/COR/17/48
Title
To the Independent Freemen of Liverpool
Letter date
5 May 1807
Author(s)
William Roscoe 1753-1831
Number of Pages
1-2
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Roscoe, William
Summary:
Printed address by Roscoe announcing his withdrawal as candidate for Liverpool at forthcoming parliamentary election. Lists achievements of the recently dissolved Parliament. Withdrawing due to the "general prejudice" he has met for his part in abolition of the slave trade, his difficulties in attempting to publically render an account of his conduct, and physical attacks on his supporters.
Printed by G F Harris.
Letter date:
5 May 1807
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.98
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Dawson, W R (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society. |
| Related Material | This paper was sent with Roscoe's letter to Smith of 6 May 1807, see JES/COR/17/49. For further comments on address, see Smith's letter of 14 May 1807, JES/COR/17/51. |
