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William Cobbett emigrated to Philadelphia in 1792. He taught English to French refugees. He became very active in bookselling and publishing and eventually, as a pamphleteer, became a factor in American politics. In 1796, he began The Censor, a monthly publication; it was replaced in 1797 by Porc...
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| Collection Number: | 2129 |
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| 520 | |a William Cobbett emigrated to Philadelphia in 1792. He taught English to French refugees. He became very active in bookselling and publishing and eventually, as a pamphleteer, became a factor in American politics. In 1796, he began The Censor, a monthly publication; it was replaced in 1797 by Porcupine's Gazette, which ran until 1799. He was a Royalist who sided with the Federalist in American politics. In 1797 he was sued for libel by Dr. Benjamin Rush. Cobbett took issue with Rush's treatment of Yellow Fever by bleeding. Cobbett contended that the bleeding caused more deaths of those stricken by the epidemic than cured. Rush won the lawsuit and was awarded $5,000. Cobbett removed to England in 1800, where he renewed his bookselling and publishing interests and became quite active in English politics. These typescripts of William Cobbett's correspondence, which were done by Haverford College professor and PHMB editor William Reitzel, represent letters to both social acquaintances and business associates. They discuss primarily English, French, and American politics and his interests in the bookselling and publishing trade. Correspondents include: Charles Dickens, T.C. Hansard, Henry Hunt, James Mathieu, John Nichols, Daniel O'Connell, William Palmer, and Sir Charles Wolseley. There are no original items in the collection. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of Haverford College Library, 1981. Accession number 81.19. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Publishing and Publishers--Philadelphia--18th century. |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b William Cobbett Papers |l 2129 | ||