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BEP(P.782.057
6 Jul 1782:41 (1/38)
London, February 2. Extract of a letter from Philadelphia,
Nov. 16.
You have, no doubt, the disagreeable accounts of the
capitulation at York Town. . . [8 lines criticizing
Washington.]
Dr. Witherspoon is of a very versatile turn: at first he
was a strong advocate for independency: he is now so much a
convert to the contrary opinion, that Congress would give
him any bribe to hold his tongue. He is a man of great
talents, and a most powerful orator. When he preaches, the
church is crouded as much as Drury-Lane theatre, when your
celebrated Garrick played Lear. . .
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