Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809 to Tobias Lear re: prospects for manufacturing, prosperity in America

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GLC02794.003-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1789/02/14
Author/Creator
Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809
Title
to Tobias Lear re: prospects for manufacturing, prosperity in America
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : address : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 19.6 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

"Happily for America the Spirit of perfect Liberty has opperated [sic] to produce the best effects, with us, Industry, Economy & Temperance, are allowd to exceed in every Class of Citizens that of any former period & I am convinced . . . a few years will render America the most desirable Country in the world [. . . .] [I] congratulate you on the arrival of this important period, which promises so amply to compensate America for her Toils & Hazards through a long & distressing War!" Breck was a prominent American merchant. Docketed on address leaf.

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