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David Hume letter to Bryce Blair, February 8, 1776
Letter dated February 8, 1776 from David Hume, the prominent Scottish philosopher, to Bryce Blair concerning a recent pamphlet he had read, titled A Letter From an Officer Retired [to his son in Parliament]. Hume suggests that Blair was the writer of this anonymous pamphlet in support of war a...
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| Collection: | Simon Gratz autograph collection (#0250B) |
| Date: | 1776-02-08 |
| Location: | Bryce Blair, Esq. via Sir James Johnstone of Westerhall Annan, Dumfries Scotland David Hume Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Call Number: | 250B |
| Box Number: | Box 143 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/15224 |
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Letter dated February 8, 1776 from David Hume, the prominent Scottish philosopher, to Bryce Blair concerning a recent pamphlet he had read, titled A Letter From an Officer Retired [to his son in Parliament]. Hume suggests that Blair was the writer of this anonymous pamphlet in support of war against the American rebellion. He also speaks of other political pamphlets. |
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