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law of nations. The humane and the juſt cannot but wiſh general ſucceſs to the propoſition.
With unchangeable eſteem and affection,
I am, my dear friend,
Ever yours.
of human life more eaſy to be obtained, and more general, ſhall be allowed to paſs free and unmoleſted; and neither of the contraſting powers ſhall grant or iſſue any commiſſion to any private armed veſſels, empowering them to take or deſtroy ſuch trading veſſels, or interrupt ſuch commerce.
