To the public. Annapolis, August 18, 1788 : It is with extreme pain that I feel myself compelled to appear again in the public print; but the unwarrantable and malicious attack made upon the characters of Mr. Vachel Stevens and myself, during my absence from Annapolis, by Mr. John Davidson ... will not permit me to remain silent. - Petty, John ([Printed by Frederick Green], 1788)