A Letter to John Wilkes, Esq; Sheriff of London and Middlesex In Which the Extortion and Oppression of Sheriffs Officers, With Many Other Alarming Abuses, Are Exemplified and Detected; and a Remedy Proposed

"A Letter to John Wilkes, Esq; Sheriff of London and Middlesex" by Robert Holloway is a scathing letter from the 1700s, that exposes the dishonest and cruel actions of sheriffs' officers who are exploiting the poor. The book shares stories of how these officials and corrupt lawyers are cheating people through high fees, lies, and wrongly turning debt into a crime. The author writes to a sheriff imploring him to stop the abuse of power and help those who are being taken advantage of as he proposes changes to fix the broken system and prevent future injustices, ultimately championing fairness, freedom, and the protection of people's rights against those who misuse the law.