The London Corresponding Society, 1792-1799 Vol 1

Michael T Davis, James Epstein, Jack Fruchtman Jr, Mary Thale

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781138761506
• eBook ISBN: 9781000420067
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Teaching History
• Index: History

This six-volume set reproduces the complete writings of the London Corresponding Society (LCS) as well as other contemporary literature and parliamentary debates, and reports relating to the Society. The LCS was at the forefront of the call for political reform in the late 18th century. Volume 1 spans 1792 to 1794.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Chronology
• Introduction
• Abbreviations
• Note on Copy Texts
• Address from the London Corresponding Society to the Inhabitants of Great Britain, on the Subject of a Parliamentary Reform (1792)
• Address of the London Corresponding Society to the Other Societies of Great Britain, United for Obtaining a Reform in Parliament (1792)
• Joint Address to the French National Convention, 27 September 1792 (1792) [original English Version]
• Joint Address to the French National Convention, 7 November 1792 (1792) [Reprinted Version Issued in 1793]
• Letter of Thomas Paine, to the People of France: Published and Distributed Gratis by the London Corresponding Society (1792)
• Letter to the Right Hon. Henry Dundass, Secretary of State for the Home Department. By the London Corresponding Society, United for the Purpose of Obtaining a Reform in Parliament (1792; 2nd Edition 1794)
• The London Corresponding Society’s Address and Regulations (1792)
• The London Corresponding Society’s Addresses and Resolutions (Reprinted and Distributed Gratis) (1792)
• The London Corresponding Society to the Nation at Large (1792)
• A Letter of Thanks Addressed by the London Corresponding Society, to Philip Francis, Esq. M.P., for His Able Speech in Parliament, on the 10th of April, 1793, upon the Stockbridge Election Bill; Together with His Answer (1793)
• Address to the Nation, from the London Corresponding Society, on the Subject of a Thorough Parliamentary Reform … Held on Monday, The 8th of July, 1793 (1793)
• An Explanation of the Word Equality (1793)
• Extracted from the Appendix of a Pamphlet Entitled Peace and Union, Recommended to the Associated Bodies of Republicans and Anti-Republicans, by William Frend (1793)
• Extracted from the Morning Chronicle, June 1st, 1793, The Speech of John Wharton, Esq. M.P. in the House of Commons, on His Motion on the Constitution; Printed by Order of the London Corresponding Society and Distributed Gratis (1793)
• The Englishman’s Right: A Dialogue Between a Barrister at Law and A Juryman … . By Sir John Hawles … . Reprinted by the London Corresponding Society (1793)
• Universal Suffrage and Annual Parliaments. Report of the Sub-Committee of Westminster; Appointed April 12, 1780, to Take into Consideration All Such Matters, Relative to the Election of Members of Parliament (1793)
• A Letter of Thanks from the London Corresponding Society, to the Right Honourable Thomas Skinner, Lord Mayor of London. for His Lordships Upright Conduct in Dispensing with Military Attendance on a Late Occasion (1794)
• A Seasonable Caution from the London Corresponding Society, to Their Fellow Citizens, and the Public in General (1794)
• Address of the London Corresponding Society, United for the Purpose of Obtaining Universal Suffrage and Annual Parliaments, to the Various Patriotic Societies of Great Britain (1794)
• An Account of the Seizure of Citizen Thomas Hardy, Secretary to the London Corresponding Society; with Some Remarks on the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act (1794)
• At a General Meeting of the London Corresponding Society … On Monday the 14th of April, 1794 … The Following Letters Were Read (1794)
• Constitutional Maxims, Extracted from a Discourse on the Establishment of a National and Constitutional Force. By Charles Lord Hawkesbury. London: Printed 1757. Abridged and Reprinted by Order of the London Corresponding Society (1794)
• Fast Day as Observed at Sheffield (1794)
• London Corresponding Society. General Committee, 5th June, 1794 (1794)
• London Corresponding Society. Nov. 19th 1794. The Committee Gratefully Acknowledge the Contributions (1794)
• Reformers No Rioters. Printed by Order of the London Corresponding Society (1794)
• Report of the Committee, Appointed to Revise and Abridge a Former Report of the Constitution, of the London Corresponding Society (1794)
• The Address Published by the London Corresponding Society, at the General Meeting, Held at the Globe Tavern, Strand, on Monday the 20th Day of January, 1794 … to the People of Great Britain and Ireland. to Which are Added, the King’s Speech at the Opening of the Present Session of "His Parliament" (1794)
• The Report of the Committee of Constitution of the London Corresponding Society (1794)
• The Speech of Earl Stanhope, in the House of Peers, on February the 19th, 1794. with the Resolutions of the London Corresponding Society Thereon (1794)
• The Speech of Earl Stanhope in the House of Peers on His Motion to Prevent His Majesty’s Ministers from Interfering with the Internal Government of France. April the Fourth, 1794 (1794)
• Notes