AUTOBIOGRAPHY of J. Wilkes, written chiefly in the third person. The first volume breaks off abruptly at his school days; the second is an account of his visit, when in exile, to France and Italy in 1764-1765. Paper; ff. 9 and 57. Duodecimo.
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John Wilkes, MP: Account of his school-days, Vol. I, and sojourn in France and Italy, Vol. II: 1764-1765.: Autogr.
EIGHT diaries of J. Wilkes, from the day of his release from the King's Bench, 17 April, 1770 to 31 October, 1797, four weeks before his death. The greater part of no. 5, 24 July, 1779-21 July, 1782, and all no. 7, 1 Jan. 1789 -31 Aug. 1793, are wanting. There are however rough memoranda for the...
(ff. 256). Vol. i. 1739-1763. includes: f. 3 Wilkes family: Notification of a change of arms of: 1670. f. 4 John Worsley, Shoolmaster at Hertford: Letter to J. Wilkes: 1739. ff. 5, 6 Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland: Letters to - Williams: 1743.: Copies by J. Wilkes. ff. 7-43 passim Andrew Baxter,...
GENERAL correspondence of John Wilkes, with a few additions; 1739-1802. Ten volumes. The names of the principal writers will be found in the Index. Paper. Quarto.
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John Wilkes, MP: Correspondence and papers: 1739-1831.
( ff. 224). Vol. ii. 1764,1765. Humphrey Cotes, Attorney: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1763-1768. includes: f. 1 David Roche: Letters to J. Wilkes: 1763, 1764, 1769. ff. 2, 28, 39, 55, 206, 211 Heaton Wilkes: Letters to his brother John: 1764 -1768, 1774, 1793, 1797. f. 5 Peter Goy: Letter to J. Wil...