Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791 to Mercy Otis Warren

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GLC#
GLC01800.06
Type
Letters
Date
March 1, 1791
Author/Creator
Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791
Title
to Mercy Otis Warren
Place Written
Bracknal Berke, England
Pagination
4 p. : docket ; Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

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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