Revolutionary War-dated printed booklet entitled "The Triumph of Liberty, and Peace with America: A Poem Inscribed to General Conway," 8 x 10, 26 pages. London: Printed for J. Walker, Pater-Noster-Row, 1782. The introductory "Advertisement" reads: "The following little Poem owes its birth to the virtuous efforts of the friends of the constitution of this country. Its Glory as an Empire, and its Interest as a Commercial State; and is intended to commemorate this auspicious moment, and prove, that Unanimity of Sentiment, with steady Perseverance, is sufficient to constitute the Glory of a State, and the Happiness of a People, which are inseparable, and can never be preserved independent of each other." In very good condition, with scattered toning, singed and brittle lower right corners, binding holes along the left edge, and the back cover missing. Henry Seymour Conway, to whom the author dedicated this poem, was a career officer and Member of Parliament who opposed the Stamp Act and the efforts of Charles Townshend to enact further taxes on the American colonies. When the ministry of Lord Rockingham came to power in 1782 with a mandate to end the Revolutionary War, Conway became commander-in-chief of British forces.
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