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...I wish you would seriously consider the Scheme of Trade, Vessels loaded with Salt & Fruit, consigned to you in Virginia, to be loaded with Flour &c for Bermuda, or with Flour & Tobo for Martinique, the Mole &c &c &c to return to Carolina, Virginia, or Maryland as may best suit with Rum Sugar &c Arms, Powder 8. Medicines, would put you into a way of making a very considerable Fortune. Several People in Maryland & the Northern States have made such already ー Now I have mentioned the States it will not be amiss to say something of them ー I suppose you have long since been informed of the Glorious Revolution which has taken Place in the 13 united Colonies as they were at first called ー Our Constitutions I suppose too you are acquainted with ー I believe ours is the most perfect in the World ー It hath pleased the Almighty Ruler of the Universe to produce Good out of Evil ー The insulting insolent Pride & Tyranny of the british King & Parliament have been the Means of freeing Millions from Bondage, & of erecting one of the noblest Republics the World ever saw ー & have given Opportunities for such Display of true Patriotism Fortitude 8. Valour as are unparalleled in History ー America now justly claims the Attention of the whole World, & well deserves the Pen of a Livy or Polybiusー

Consider the Situation of a Country destitute of Ships Guns, Powder, & even of Clothes & Salt for the Inhabitants, On their Frontiers fierce, perfidious, & Savage Nations ever ready to attack the Defenceless, in almost every Part, Multitudes of Slaves encouraged, by the Hopes of gaining that Liberty their Masters were contending for, to strike the deadly Blow whenever they could be certain of doing it with Impunity, consider A Country in this Situation, engaging in a.War with a Nation which has held the World in Awe, & which is at this Time possessed of the most Powerful Fleets & the bravest Troops upon Earth, rather than wallow in Peace & Luxury, if they must be deprived of the Privileges of free Men to obtain that Happiness. But I have neither Time nor Abilities to describe the true public Spirit, & glorious Struggle of America. I could produce many Instances of the Gallantry of the Troops of every State from Boston to Georgia as are scarcely to be found in th[e Anlnals of any Country...