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1820 July 26

Letter Last. Conclusion

Spaniards! the discussion on my part at least is closed. Well now - the discussion thus closed, what think you of your correspondent? what think you of his affections towards you? are they those of an adversary /or to enemy/ or those of a friend?

Your own feelings, on the subject of Ultramaria and those alledged and commonly so called losses of territory what are they? Liberation from so many burthens what are the feelings produced by it? regret or comfort has it the greatest share in them. For my /own/ part, as often as /in my own existence [?]/ expence without equal profit ceases, my own feelings are those of comfort. I can not without very particular and equal evidence, think otherwise of your's.