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Title
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David McDonogh to Walter Lowrie
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Description
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David describes his studies, including Camp and Bell's Philosophy of Rhetoric, Whattey's Sofie's and Abercrombies' Intellectual Philosophy and Mental Philosophy in the last term.
David laments that this busy schedule took him from his medical study.
David speaks of Commodore Perry and his war in Africa. "It would be far better for him and also his country if he had been devoting his ill spended time and strength in colonizing or otherwise ameliorating the wretched condition of the poor Blacks in the United States, than carrying war in Africa."
"It shows very little Bravery in the Commodore to attack those poor ignorant natives when they were unprepared and not disposed to fight him. This movement of the Commodore is cracked up, by the papers, as a splendid display of Bravery. IF this is American Bravery I am a shame of my Birth Place and will despair for America if she is ever attacked with real Bravery."
"It seems that it is no strange phenomenon among Americans to see today, a certain portion of a particular department of this would be great nation, Blown as it were into mince meat and inconsequence the whole nation is thrown into mourning- and tomorrow arrives another portion of the same department- showing their accursed hands having been steeped in, and Reeking with the Blood of their fellows! Is there no connection between these two events?"
"It seems that Africa is not the land for the White Man."
David asks to know how Washington and the Rev Mr. Wilson are doing.
David also wishes to know what he is going to do after he graduates next fall. "Am I to go right to the Theological Seminary? Or tend the Medical lectures first. Either will suit me."
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Original letter at the PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Philadelphia)
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Identifier
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82
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Date
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1844-03-26 00:00:00
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Subject
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David comments on Commodore Perry and his war in Africa.
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Creator
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David
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Format
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