Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809 to Tobias Lear re: prospects for manufacturing, prosperity in America
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.003 Author/Creator: Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1789/02/14 Pagination: 3 p. + address 22.6 x 19.6 cm Order a Copy
"Happily for America the Spirit of perfect Liberty has opperated [sic] to produce the best effects, with us, Industry, Economy & Temperance, are allowd to exceed in every Class of Citizens that of any former period & I am convinced . . . a few years will render America the most desirable Country in the world [. . . .] [I] congratulate you on the arrival of this important period, which promises so amply to compensate America for her Toils & Hazards through a long & distressing War!" Breck was a prominent American merchant. Docketed on address leaf.
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