Free Briton Arnall, William 1699 or 1700-1736 editor. British Library text periodical Newspapers. enk 1731 1733 continuing Weekly eng remote 1 online resource. 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. 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. NCBEL, II:1278 Times handlist, p. 40 Notes & queries, 1935:Sept.7, p. 166-168 Goldsmith's Lib. cat., 37429 No. 129-130 both incorrectly numbered "131"; no. 262 repeated in numbering. 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. 1603-1800 local London (England) Newspapers Great Britain England London NCBEL, II:1278 Times handlist, p. 40 Notes & queries, 1935:Sept.7, p. 166-168 Goldsmith's Lib. cat., 37429 Daily gazetteer (London, England : London ed.) (CU-RivES)P1763 (Uk-ES)006072230 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/infomark.do?serQuery=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28JX%2CNone%2C13%29%22Free+Briton%22%24&queryType=PH&type=pubIssues&prodId=BBCN&version=1.0&source=library&userGroupName=txshracd2898 CU-RivES 981216 20190404202758.0 in00003338446