£75
4to, pp. [ii], 73, [1]; 26. Extracted from a volume, retaining portion of original leather spine. Half-title and final leaf detached, a little light spotting. Presentation inscription to half-title: ‘Sir William Forbes, with Mr Robinson’s Com[]’.
The substantial response on behalf of John Lawson to the charge of perjury brought by Alexander Penrose-Cumming, following Lawson's oath and vote in the general election of 1784. Lawson's response gives a thorough examination of the history of electoral registration and the process of creating electors by distribution of land ownership.
Kansas only in ESTC.
