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Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to "My dear brother" [Alexander Macrabie], 1771 Feb. 12.

BIB_ID
339206
Accession number
MA 148.38
Creator
Francis, Philip, Sir, 1740-1818.
Display Date
1771 Feb. 12.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901.
Description
1 item (3 p.), bound ; 22.6 cm.
Notes
Part of a large collection of correspondence of Sir Philip Francis; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
By descent to his eldest granddaughter Miss Francis, and in her possession in 1871; sale (London, Sotheby's, 27 November 1897); purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1901.
Summary
Apologizing for not writing sooner; saying that "At last we have something like a peace with Spain; how likely it is to continue, is another question. Our armaments, particularly of ships, seem to continue as vigorously as if war had been declared. In my own private opinion, the Spaniards always meant war; and we shall have it, as soon as they and the French are ready for us. You Americans will be losers by the bargain. In war we should probably have wanted your assistance, and yielded to your own terms. But now you must submit. I cannot forgive your staying in America upon any principle but your making a fortune;" relating news of family and friends.