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Title: [Printed publication,1785, Batavian Republic] Brief aan den Weledelen Zeer Geleerden Heere, Mr. ..... opsteller van het bericht van schout en schepenen der stad Amsterdam, aan haar Ed. Gr. Mog. de Heren Staten van Holland en Westfriesland, in de zaak van Mr. J. C. Hespe en J. Verlem. P. Schouten, Amsterdam, 1785, 131 pp.
Description: Paper on cardboard, 23.9 x 14.7 cm.Among other things, this letter elaborates on the case of lawyer/poet Hespe and publisher/bookseller Verlem. As the editor and publisher of Politieke Kruijer, Hespe and Verlem were imprisoned shortly after their 224th issue appeared. The magazine contained a letter, signed by a certain Justus Plebejus, in which a prominent regent of Amsterdam was accused of wrongdoing.Frayed edges, some discolored pages. Formerly in the collection of The Hague's Royal Library (stamp).Pamphlets, ordinances, letter, politics, Politieke Kruijer

Keywords: Onderwerpen|Pamphlets & Publications