Free Briton.
Political essays in support of Walpole, and hostile to the point of view expressed by the Craftsman and Occasional writer among others. The Free Briton extraordinary, no. 172, 12 Mar. 1732, appeared in answer to commentary in the Craftsman (24 Feb. 1732) on the recent parliamentary by-election in Ch...
| New Title: | Daily gazetteer (London, England : London ed.) |
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic resource |
| Summary: | Political essays in support of Walpole, and hostile to the point of view expressed by the Craftsman and Occasional writer among others. The Free Briton extraordinary, no. 172, 12 Mar. 1732, appeared in answer to commentary in the Craftsman (24 Feb. 1732) on the recent parliamentary by-election in Chester. |
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| Published: | Numb.I (Thursday, December 4, 1729)-Numb.CCXCIV (Thursday, June 26. 1735) |
| Item Description: | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). 'Francis Walsingham' = William Arnall. Imprint from colophon. Below imprint in brackets: Price two pence. Special issues reprinted as pamphlets, including: The Free Briton extraordinary, reprinted in London and Dublin; and numb. 50, which was expanded into a 36p. pamphlet and published separately in 1730. Some issues dated according to Lady Day dating. Format varies, most issues printed on one leaf only. Description based on: Numb.I (Thursday, December 4, 1729); title from caption. Latest issue consulted: Numb. CCXCIV (Thursday, June 26. 1735). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Publication Frequency: | Weekly |
| Related Items: | According to ODNB the Free Briton was one of three main pro-government papers (the others being the London Journal and the Daily Courant) which were combined to form the Daily Gazetteer in 1735 - Cf. ODNB (Richardson, Samuel); the London Journal, however, appears to continue after 1735. |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |