to the Council of Boston
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01104 Author/Creator: Place Written: Nassau Islands Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1715/02 Pagination: 1p. : docket ; Height: 31.4 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy
The letter applauds the Council for their current type of government, which is "the most perfect Democracy upon the face of the Earth." Antidemocratious (pseudonym) feels especial admiration for the government for sustaining democracy at a time when the most powerful monarch sits on the throne of Great Britain, and pomp and regalia are in such high fashion.
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