Date:    Mon, 11 May 1998 07:21:08 -0400
<br>From:    Fred Shapiro <fred.shapiro[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALE.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: Lobby
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<br>Barry,
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<br>Are you able to find any antedatings of _lobbyist_?  The OED has this from
<br>1863.  The earliest I have found is in John Tuel's 1860 book, _Facts for
<br>the People_.
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