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[ca. 1796] . [James Latta] ADf to [William] Hamilton; [Lancaster County, Pennsylvania?]

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Abstract:
Draft of a letter to the editor of the Lancaster Journal. Compares personal contracts to alliances made between nations, noting differences between commercial and military alliances. "If I were to enter into such intimate connection with any individual as would imply mutual protection, I ought certainly to enquire into whether the person be meek and peaceable or quarrelsome and insolent; whether he be just and equitable, or cruel and rapacious." Opposes any treaty with Great Britain based on a long record of religious and political oppression. Worries that an alliance would make American sailors "aid her in desolating the fertile plains of India, in depopulating the shores of Africa, in hunting down the few remaining natives of St. Vincents." Includes a note to Mr. A. W. Gayley, stating "this is far from being a fair specimen of the mental productions or manual performance of the late Rev James Latta DD." Accompanied by a clipped title, "Discourses on Important Subjects," with a manuscript annotation, "Jas Latta's, Jan 25, 1759."
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6 pages

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