A Man of Abilities for the Earl of B---------e, or, Scotch Politics Defeated in America. Accompanied with Several Interesting Anecdotes, and a Hint of the Late Intended Ministerial Change
- Anonymous Pamphleteer 1766 (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
A Man of Abilities for the Earl of B———e, or, Scotch Politics Defeated in America is a 53-page pamphlet that engages with the charged political atmosphere of mid-eighteenth-century Britain and its American colonies. The title suggests a polemical work targeting Scottish political influence — likely aimed at the Earl of Bute, the unpopular Scottish favorite of King George III — and its perceived failures in managing colonial affairs, accompanied by political anecdotes and commentary on a ministerial shake-up.
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