Titles by Gentleman in town

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Writer wishing to convey the judgments of one familiar with commercial and financial interests, even if no longer dependent on those interests for a living.

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The pseudonym ”Gentleman in town,” would convey a person of independent fortune who likely made his money in commerce or finance but now was no longer dependent on any particular Citation of income. Being thus independent, that is to say, a gentleman, he could be supposedly trusted to give objective views.

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A Short History of the Conduct of the Present Ministry, with Regard to the American Stamp Act

Gentleman in town

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