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NYGWPB.761.156
31 Dec 1761:31 (991)
As you made an apology for the scurrilous piece that
appear'd in your last, hope you'll so far oblige a lady as
to publish her answer to it in your next paper, and you'll
lay a particular obligation on, Sir, You oblig'd humble
servant, [signed] Amanda. . . All my design being to resent
the gross effrontry of his insinuating that I am a strolling
player: which may easily be found to be a false aspersion,
if Philodemos will give himself the trouble to look over Mr.
Weyman's news-papers, where he will find a piece sign'd
Amanda, wrote by me some months before the plays came here;
so that I look upon his assertion as the greatest insult. .
. And after all, can answer it to my conscience to be a
partaker now and then of innocent amusements, such as
assemblies, concerts, and the theatre afford; tho' the
latter is my favourite diversion, as I think every well
wrote play gives instruction. . . [signed] Amanda. New-
York, December 28, 1761.
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