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It is computed, that we have at least (exclusive of the Quakers) sixty thousand fighting men, acquainted with fire arms, many of them hunters and marksmen, hardy and bold.
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Franklin estimates the number of capable fighters in the community, highlighting their readiness for defense.
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And as there are already in the old colonies many thousands of families that are ready to swarm, wanting more land; the richness and natural advantage of the Ohio country would draw most of them thither, were there but a tolerable prospect…
That the colonies have no representatives in parliament.
You are a member of that parliament, and have formed part of that majority, which has condemned my native country to destruction.
Believing therefore, that it is my duty, I shall honestly speak my mind in the following paper.
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