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Harrison Gray Otis to William Sullivan, February 13, 1820

Page 3 (#7 of HGO documents)

not consent to that - See a little to the Salem Papers and

other federal Papers out of town, and persuade our friends

in these concerns to give the editors this cue - You

May shew this to Mr. Mills - to Perkins, and to any

discreet friend, but don't quote me, nor print me-

You will have the extracts printed of course-Is it not

a queer world-? Just as I have demonstrated that

Massachusetts did not mean to break up the Union;

(for which by the way I have not yet had "woman

child or man" to say thank you) it is about to be shown

by Virginia that the thing itself is no crime-

-- Yours in haste, very truly H.G.Otis

If Harry is at hand, you may let him read this, as

I cannot write him to day ---

13 feby-

Burn this after you have done with it