The humble confession, declaration, recantation, and apology of Benjamin Towne, printer in Philadelphia.

All titles

• The humble confession, declaration, recantation, and apology of Benjamin Towne, printer in Philadelphia.
• Some truth, much wit, with a sufficient quantity of satire intermixed ...

People / Organizations

• John Witherspoon (Author)

Imprint

[Philadelphia: Printed by Robert Bell, 1778]

Publication year

1778-1778

ESTC No.

W17138

Grub Street ID

326659

Description

5,[1]p. ; 8⁰

Note

Satirizing Towne's facility for changing sides at opportune moments during the Revolution.

Caption title. At head of title: Some truth, much wit, with a sufficient quantity of satire intermixed, entitles, the following laughable composition, which hath been handed about in manuscript at Philadelphia, to preservation in print with other works of greater magnitude.--It is reported to be written by J--n W-th-sp--n, D.D., one of the members of the American Congress.-- - Also issued as part of: Miscelllanies for sentimentalists .. Philadelphia : Robert Bell, 1778 (Evans 15914).

With an advertisement for "Miscellanies for sentimentalists," for sale at Bell's book-store, p. [6].Citation/references Evans, 16173

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3835