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Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791 to Mercy Otis Warren

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01800.05 Author/Creator: Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791 Place Written: Bracknal Berke, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 1790 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Compares French and American revolutions, describes American government, America's future, and her expectation that wealth from commerce will inevitably hurt democracy and rob the people.

Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791
Warren, Mercy Otis, 1728-1814

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