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An apology for a late resignation : in a letter from an English gentleman to his friend at The Hague.

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Main Author: Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773 (attributed author.)
Other Authors: Marchmont, Hugh Hume, Earl of, 1708-1794 (attributed author.), Freeman, John (active 1748,)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for J. Freeman, near St. Paul's, [1748]
Subjects:
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, > Earl of, > 1694-1773.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1727-1760 > Early works to 1800.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1727-1760 > Early works to 1800.
Politics and government.
Great Britain.
1727-1760
Description
Item Description:Occasioned by Lord Chesterfield's resignation as Secretary of State.
"By Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th earl of Chesterfield and Lord Marchmont". Cf. Halkett & Laing.
Usually considered the work of Lord Chesterfield; Walpole ascribed it to Lord Marchmont, with Chesterfield's collaboration. Chesterfield's authorship is questionable. Cf. DNB, article on Philip Stanhope; and Gulick, S.L. Chesterfield bibliography, 2nd edition, page 228.
Publication date from the ESTC.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:46 pages ; 20 cm
Place of Publication:England -- London.