Letters of Junius

Letters of Junius (1772)
by Junius

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Letters of Junius is a two-volume collection of private and open letters written between 1769 and 1772 by an anonymous author under the pseudonym "Junius". It also included letters written by "Philo Junius" (suspected to be Junius himself) and others in-reply. The letters were scandalous as they criticised and made claims of corruption and nepotism against a number of government officers, particularly the Duke of Grafton, Rev. John Horne and Sir William Draper, as well as King George III himself. Junius' letters discussed elections, freedom of the press, civil liberties and constitutional rights.

In the Preface, Junius grants full ownership and copyright of the letters to Henry Sampson Woodfall, the owner and editor of the Public Advertiser, an anti-Government London newspaper. Woodfall first published the collection in 1772. Numerous later publications of the same material were made including Miscellaneous Letters by J. Ward (1854) which included additional Junius letters pre-dating these.

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Junius.

Stat nominis Umbra.

Vol.I.

London:

Printed for Henry Sampson Woodfall

In Pater Noster Row.

MDCCLXXII.

CONTENTS - VOLUME I
	Dedication to the English Nation	i
	Preface	xi
I	Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser: 21 January 1769	1
II	Sir William Draper's answer to the former letter of Junius, addressed to the Printer: 26 January 1769	17
III	Junius to Sir William Draper, Knight of the Bath: 7 February 1769	25
IV	Sir William Draper to Junius: 17 February 1769	33
V	To Sir William Draper, Knight of the Bath: 21 February 1769	42
VI	To Junius, from Sir Wiliam Draper: 27 February 1769	46
VII	To Sir William Draper, Knight of the Bath: 3 March 1769	47
VIII	To his Grace the Duke of Grafton: 18 March 1769	51
IX	To his Grace the Duke of Grafton: 10 April 1769	59
X	To Mr. Edward Weston: 21 April 1769	65
XI	To his Grace the Duke of Grafton: 24 April 1769	67
XII	To his Grace the Duke of Grafton: 30 May 1769	75
XIII	Philo Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser: 12 June 1769	87
XIV	Philo Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser	91
XV	To His Grace the Duke of Grafton: 8 July 1769	97
XVI	To the Printer of the Public Advertiser	107
XVII	Philo Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser	115
XVIII	To Sir William Blackstone, Solicitor General to her Majesty	120
XIX	Philo Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser	129
XX	Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser	142
XXI	To the Printer of the Public Advertiser	154
XXII	Philo Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser	156
XXIII	Junius to the Duke of Bedford	162
XXIV	Sir William Draper to Junius	177
XXV	Junius to Sir William Draper	180
XXVI	Sir William Draper to Junius	185
XXVII	Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser	192
XXVIII	To the Printer of the Public Advertiser	200
XIX	Philo Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser	201