Rodney, Thomas, 1744-1811 [Defense of the Society of Cincinnati's policy of hereditary membership]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.631 Author/Creator: Rodney, Thomas, 1744-1811 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 1785-1787 Pagination: 7 p. : folio Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy
Rodney decries alarmists who condemn the Society of Cincinnati for creating an American aristocracy: "Such an Aristocracy as this founded on Meritorious Service to their country, I wish to see our Community ever blest with."
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