Letter to [Landon Carter?], 1776 October 17.

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Letter to [Landon Carter?], 1776 October 17.

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Braxton writes to his uncle from the Virginia General Assembly to which he had been elected after Virginia reduced the number of their Continental Congress delegates to five, dismissing Braxton and Harrison. He responds to his uncle's advice agreeing that pointing out errors of others would be construed as "pique or retaliation." His first action was to contradict false reports about him which he did by showing the delegates the original letters of accusation after which they admitted their deception noting that "Even H. Lee, the avowed author of much scandal has signed a Paper by which he has confessed his Errors & misdoings & recanted ..." Braxton notes that the House of Delegates then unanimously thanked Jefferson and himself for their services [resolution of October 12, 1776] in reply to which he mentioned some of the "scandalous reports" and their authors which enlightened many. He continues with a discussion of Harrison's re-election to Congress after Jefferson's resignation and his own effective speech in the former's behalf. He then comments on the declining negative influences of two unnamed individuals hoping they "will both soon sett to rise no more. It is not sufficient that men have the art of oratory to please unless they have the good sense to direct others to proceed with propriety and free from private Views, the true Glory and Safety of their Country." He reports on the work in the Assembly on establishing a new government, mentioning courts, judges, and a new code of laws. He concludes that his earlier lack of education prevents him from contributing as much as he wished. In a postscript he promises to write "Bob."

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