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Letter to Editor
May 23, 1771
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
A 1771 letter opposing petitions to divide a Virginia county, arguing it would lead to ruin amid party rage and corruption. The writer, claiming descent from early settlers, defends locals against prejudice and urges restraint.
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to get his wife with child, to improve the breed; think we stand much in need of.
No claim against a foreigner (by that I mean a native born in Virginia) because he came in poor, made his fortune amongst us, which is a matter to commend, and not despise: and is an argument contradiction to itself, to all thinking men.
Understanding my family is one of the first settlers in [Virginia],
I am far from party rage; but cry aloud, not with your petitions for a division of the [county], where it appears to me it must end in ruin, if carried,
my remarks should have any weight with those in power, should think I had done more service in my life past, and hope I have not offended;
but yet thus further I must say, were obliged to choose their court, I am of opinion it would end with worse consequences than at present in these corrupt times.
I am yours, &c.
A LOVER OF MANKIND.
MAY 23, 1771.
No claim against a foreigner (by that I mean a native born in Virginia) because he came in poor, made his fortune amongst us, which is a matter to commend, and not despise: and is an argument contradiction to itself, to all thinking men.
Understanding my family is one of the first settlers in [Virginia],
I am far from party rage; but cry aloud, not with your petitions for a division of the [county], where it appears to me it must end in ruin, if carried,
my remarks should have any weight with those in power, should think I had done more service in my life past, and hope I have not offended;
but yet thus further I must say, were obliged to choose their court, I am of opinion it would end with worse consequences than at present in these corrupt times.
I am yours, &c.
A LOVER OF MANKIND.
MAY 23, 1771.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Reflective
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
County Division
Virginia Settlers
Party Rage
Political Ruin
Corrupt Times
What entities or persons were involved?
A Lover Of Mankind
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Lover Of Mankind
Main Argument
opposes petitions for dividing the county in virginia, warning it would lead to ruin and worse consequences in corrupt times, while distancing from party rage.
Notable Details
Family Among First Settlers In Virginia
Defends Natives Who Made Fortunes
Dated May 23, 1771