Item Description: | English Short Title Catalog, N47565. - One of a number of papers produced between 1779 and 1782 by commmittees of concerned citizens in the counties of York, Surrey, Hertford, Huntingdon, Middlesex, Essex, Kent, Devon, Nottingham and the City of Westminster, assembled to petition Parliament for democratic reforms. The Committee of Yorkshire chaired by Christopher Wyvill, seems to have taken a leadership role in this activity. The collected papers were published by Wyvill as 'Political papers .. ', York, 1794-1802. - Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. - Signed at end of p.[1]: C.Wyvill, Chairman of the Committee of Yorkshire. Robert Hildyard, W. Mason, Members of the Committee of Yorkshire. - Title from opening words of text. Dated at head: St. Alban's Tavern, Feb. 28, 1780 |