| Description | London, "As this is the last mail which will be allowed to go from hence I am unwilling to loose the opportunity of bidding you a long farewell", does not believe he is yet a rebel but understands his "Patriotism is not below proof", knows that the object of the Colonies is total independence, and if he were in power would grant it to them as the quickest way to ruin which their present actions are leading them to, "I read all your prints from Charles Town to Boston, and find truth in none and no other meaning but continuing the delusion of the poor ignorant people, who must be sacrificed by thousands to gratify the pride and ambition of that damn'd rascal John Adams, if your designs are completed, and you should become a separate state I hope he will turn out another Cromwell
For full description see HMC 14th report available in SRO reading room |