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English: Title: The retort - an hieroglyphic epistle from the Revd. Dr. [Whitefield] to Saml. [Foote] Esqr

Abstract: A satirical letter, rendered in rebus form, supposedly from Evangelical Methodist minister Dr. George Whitefield to playwright Samuel Foote. In his 1760 play, "The Minor", Foote mimicked Dr. Whitefield, causing a public uproar. Physical description: 1 print : engraving.

Notes: Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).; J Hill, invt. seul.
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