Thoughts on the Letter of Edmund Burke, Esq; to the Sheriffs of

1777. ABINGDON, WILLOUGHBY BERTIE, Earl of. Thoughts on the Letter of Edmund Burke, Esq; to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America.... Oxford: For W. Jackson: sold by J. Almon, and J. Bew, [1777]. 64 p. Removed. Very good. Second edition. Abingdon was a leading British supporter of colonial rights. Here he attacks Burke for yielding to party sentiment in the House, and also comments on Myles Cooper's National Humiliation and Repentence Recommended. Abingdon's work was highly popular and went through several editions, including a 1778 American printing. Adams, American Controversy, 77-1b; Howes A14.