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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition. 1 1 Browse Search
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te again; the private accounts of American merchants to their correspondents in London are more trustworthy. Choiseul to Frances, 27 August 1768. The obedient official sought information in every direction—especially of Franklin, than whom no man in England uttered more prophetic warnings, or in a more benign or more loyal spirit. He has for years been predicting to the Ministers the necessary consequences of their American measures, said the French envoy; Frances to Choiseul, 12 August 1768. he is a man of rare intelligence and welldisposed to England; but, fortunately, is very little consulted. While the British Government neglected the opportunities of becoming well-informed respecting America, Choiseul collected newspapers, documents, resolves, instructions of towns, and even sermons of the Puritan clergy, and with clear sagacity and candid diligence, proceeded to construct his theory. The forces of the English in America are scarcely ten thousand men, and they have