
          be unworthily imposed upon. My own
limited experience, however, I am sorry to say,
has compelled me unwillingly, of late, to listen
with many grains of allowance to the 
tales of distress told by foreigners of all kinds;
for it has appeared to me, in many instances,
that as soon as the iron heel of despotism
was lifted from their necks, and they had
sniff’d a little of the liberty and equality
of our too free country, they became very
insolent and over-bearing fellows. Such I
am very far from supposing to be the case
in the present instance, but among the thousands 
and tens of thousands annually cast
upon your wharves at New York, there must 
be some Dousterswivels.

I am much surprized [surprised] to learn
that you have heard nothing lately from
Lundgren, and I begin to fear that some
evil has befallen him. What else can 
have prevented him from writing so long?
Pray let me know as soon as you hear.

        