Alexander White (1738-1804), member of the Virginia state legislature and later U.S. Representative, writes about some legal matters regarding a land sale ("...of above one hundred litigious suites which within two years he has commenced or excited, I think this is the most frivolous..."), then turns to the growing conflict with Great Britain, "I anxiously look forward to that happy period when Peace and Tranquility shall be restored on such terms as will secure our Rights and Liberties on the true Principles of the Constitution... But I really fear the Period is Remote, I cannot flatter myself that one defeat will terminate the Calamities of America. Englishmen are too obstinate and Great Britain too powerful so easily to relinquish a favourite Measure. We have had no distinct account of the unhappy affair at Quebec, 'tis said all our brave Virginians are killed or taken. Will not a miscarriage there have fatal effects?..."