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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09061 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1775 |
| Title | John Morin Scott to Richard Varick regarding political matters [Incomplete] |
| Date | 15 November 1775 |
| Author | Scott, John Morin (1730-1784) |
| Recipient | Varick, Richard |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "Every office shut up almost...All business stagnated, the City is half deserted for fear of a Bombardment - a new Congress elected - those for New York you will see by the Papers are changed for the better - all staunch Whigs now - How it is with the Convention I know not...Yesterday the new Congress was to meet but I believe they did not make a House...Nothing from t'other side of the water but a fearful looking for of wrath. Our Continental petition most probably condemned, the bulk of the nation (it is said) against us, and a bloody campaign next summer. But let us be prepared for the worst. Who can prize life without liberty? It is a bauble only fit to be thrown away...I am sorry your General's most unfortunate sickness has not permitted you to gratify that ardor you have expressed for the service of your Country...your Uncle McAdam is my neighbor for the winter. We are very friendly for opposites in politics." Greenwich. To Richard Varick from his papers. Incomplete, only last page. Written in Greenwich Village, New York. |
| Subjects | Continental Congress Whigs Global History and Civics Military History Government and Civics |
| People | Scott, John Morin (1730-1784) Varick, Richard (1753-1831) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |