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Peter Kean wrote from Princeton, New Jersey to Julian Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Julian’s letter of the 30th of January did not reach Peter until the day prior. Sorry to hear that his mother, Susan had been indisposed and asked Julian to inform her that he will write a letter to her by Mrs. Hylton and enclose a letter from Judge Grimke respecting the Catawba Shares. Briefly discussed the situation in Carolina but Peter claimed he was ignorant of the loss they were met with there. The little knowledge he had of mankind induced him to believe that the once-flourishing republic in which they lived would be destroyed by the reigning party and that the property they possessed was not stable. The only prospects Peter had before him were that of gaining a livelihood after things settled or of dying in defense of the rights his father, John Kean fought for. Feared that America would be a “monatrix” to future nations to teach them that a republic could not exist without virtue and that national depravity is always attended by national degrading.

People mentioned John Faucheraud Grimké and Susan Niemcewicz.

Author/Creator

Peter Philip James Kean (1788-1828)

Recipient

Julian Ursin Niemcewicz (1758-1828)

Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1758-1841)

Creation Date

1805-02-04

Creation Date

2-4-1805

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Princeton, New Jersey

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 2, LHC Series 2

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University

Peter Kean to Julian Niemcewicz, February 4, 1805

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