ALS : Lima, Peru, to Sir John Doyle, 1827 Feb. 20.

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ALS : Lima, Peru, to Sir John Doyle, 1827 Feb. 20.

Concerns the frequent changes in the newly independent South American governments; the character of the revolutionists; South Americans' ignorance of their political rights and their need for experience to develop political morals; O'Higgins's own part in Chile's rebellion and his hopes of being recalled to his country; the establishment of diplomatic relations between Chile and Britain; and the possibility of settling Irish colonists in Chile.

1 item (7 p.) ; 25 cm.

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