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CC-H.782.049
17 Sep 1782:41 (921)
THE REFUGEES PETITION TO SIR GUY CARLETON.
Humbly sheweth;
That your honour's petitioner's tories by trade,
From the first of the war have lent Britain their aid
And done all they could [ ] in country and town
In support of the King and the rights of the crown;
But now to their grief and confusion they find
"The de'el may take them who are farthest behind."
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SIR GUY'S ANSWER.
We have reason to think there will soon be a peace,
And that war with the rebels will certainly cease
But, be that as it will, I would have you to know
That as matters are changing we soon may change too:
In short I would say, (since I have it at heart)
Though the war should continue, yet we may depart.
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