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2639. ENGLAND, Growth of United States and.—[continued].

Our growth is now so
well established * * * that we may safely
call ourselves * * * forty millions in
forty years. * * * Of what importance
then to Great Britain must such a nation be,
whether as friends or foes?
To Sir John Sinclair. Washington ed. vii, 22.
(M. 1816)