Treatise on the Police of London: First American Edition (1798)

First American edition of Patrick Colquhoun's *Treatise on the Police of London*, printed in Philadelphia in 1798 by Henry Sweitzer for Benjamin Davies. This edition includes virulently anti-Semitic passages alongside a detailed examination of London's late-Georgian underworld, covering various crimes, criminals, and social issues. Originally published in London in 1796, this work offers a valuable, albeit biased, sociological perspective on 18th-century London.

Associated People/Businesses

• Colquhoun, P. (GENTILE)

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Subjects

• Crime
• Criminology
• Police
• Antisemitism

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