Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791 to Mercy O. Warren
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01800.06 Author/Creator: Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791 Place Written: Bracknal Berke, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 March 1791 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 22.5 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy
Expresses thanks for her book (which she hasn't yet seen), Macaulay's comments on Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution: "it is a vehement and virulent attack on the French constitution and Legislature for I must tell you that we in general look with a very malignant eye on the progress which our enlightened neighbors are making towards political perfection the [sic] Government because it will oblige them to keep within some bounds of moderation towards their own subjects[.]" Macaulay adds: "I look with impatience for yr history of the American Revolution because I expect it will be the most authentic account of that grand event with sagacious reflection on the subject of genuine liberty."
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