Item 48: Newspaper by unknown, (removed to Oversized Box #2), no date

Item — Box: 6, Folder: 48

Staff Only

Dates

Created: no date

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Newspaper.

Condition Note:

Okay. Tattered edges, creases, small tears and stains, as well as general browning of the paper is present.

Measurements:

18 ⅝ in. x 14 ½ in.

Title:

Brentford in its Glory: Or, Wilkes in Triumph.

Description:

“This 1768 broadside with woodcut engraving describes, in a pro-Wilkes fashion, the return of Wilkes from the continent, to Brentford in Middlesex and his election to Parliament. Wilkes’ victory would not last. In the midst of his legal troubles with the King’s bench, Wilkes was expelled again by Parliament in February 1769 over new libel charges against him.” The Newspaper contains an engraving of Wilkes returning to Brentford, with a figure in the center stating “Wilkes forever”. Beneath this engraving is the beginning of the article, which describes a public event which Wilkes held, as he traveled to Brentford to announce his candidacy for a Parliamentary position representing the county of Middlesex. Following this, there is a section that is in regards to the election date that describes the results of the election, and Wilkes’ ultimate election. Oddly enough, when describing the election results this newspaper misprints the name of George Cooke and in the Newspaper he is referred to as “William Cooke.”