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viting me to go to see him. Therefore, I 

 shall take the hberty of concluding with this 

 remark, that the principal fault the Ameri- 

 cans have is their manner of getting money. 

 But I think few of them will become rich, 

 as I cannot see whence the money is to 

 arise ; for, as individuals, in agriculture each 

 man's labour does little more than feed and 

 clothe him ; manufactories they have none; 

 mines none that are worked, except iron; 

 and it is certain that their exports will not 

 pay their imports. What is their flour, 

 grain, corn, &c. compared in value with the 

 ships loaded with British manufactured 

 goods ? They have no other resource, ex- 

 cept being carriers at sea, which may bring 

 some money into the country: and that bu- 

 siness would be over, if a peace were to be 

 made. To look at America in the most fa- 

 vourable way you can, as a nation, there is 

 nothing but extent of territory to entitle it 

 to the consequence it assumes. 



The most cunning man I ever met with 

 was the person from whom I took my 



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