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- GLC#
- GLC03841
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 21 September 1812
- Author/Creator
- Ellery, William, 1727-1820
- Title
- to George G. Channing
- Place Written
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Pagination
- 3 p. : address ; Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 17.2 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Personal letter in which Ellery describes a man named Mr. Otis as "a mellifluous, pathetic speaker" and explains his views on the relationship between business activities and intellectual improvement as well as the proverbial saying "laugh and be fat." Discusses the current political climate, the non-importation act, relations with Britain, and duty collection. Mentions the alarm in Newport caused by the presence of three British frigates and the possibility of being attacked. Also concerns Ellery's uncertainty about the upcoming presidential election. Written shortly before the start of the War of 1812.
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