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Letter to Editor
September 11, 1797
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
An anonymous letter signed 'T.' to Mr. Fenno denounces an article by 'A Friend to Mankind' as insidious hypocrisy, claiming it masks ulterior motives in advising on a 'prevailing disorder' and urges the author to sign their real name.
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MR. FENNO,
An artful, insidious paper, signed A Friend to Mankind, was left at my house the other day. It affects, with wonderful philanthropy, to give advice for the cure of the prevailing disorder. Any one who reads that trash must be more than a fool not to see at once the object of the writer.
You will oblige me by telling the pale-faced hypocrite who wrote it, that if he had any friendship to mankind, he ought to have damned his performance by his name. I will answer for it, that he who is the friend of so many, has not one real friend on earth.
T.
An artful, insidious paper, signed A Friend to Mankind, was left at my house the other day. It affects, with wonderful philanthropy, to give advice for the cure of the prevailing disorder. Any one who reads that trash must be more than a fool not to see at once the object of the writer.
You will oblige me by telling the pale-faced hypocrite who wrote it, that if he had any friendship to mankind, he ought to have damned his performance by his name. I will answer for it, that he who is the friend of so many, has not one real friend on earth.
T.
What sub-type of article is it?
Provocative
Satirical
What themes does it cover?
Press Freedom
Morality
What keywords are associated?
Anonymous Paper
Hypocrisy
Friend To Mankind
Prevailing Disorder
Philanthropy Critique
What entities or persons were involved?
T.
Mr. Fenno
Letter to Editor Details
Author
T.
Recipient
Mr. Fenno
Main Argument
the anonymous article signed 'a friend to mankind' is hypocritical trash masking ulterior motives in offering philanthropic advice on curing the prevailing disorder; the author should have signed their real name to show true friendship to mankind.
Notable Details
Artful, Insidious Paper
Pale Faced Hypocrite
Damned His Performance By His Name