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I always felt that it was
more than could be expected,
(might almost say out of nature)
for you to think that
I had not neglected opportunities
of pushing forward
your Business,& therefore I
was impress'd with ye persuasion,
that now your
good nature might prevent
your opening your mind
to me, you must number
me among those who had
us'd you ill & conseqy not
much relish my society –
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Therefore satisfied with myself
with speaking of you of your
merits & cruel sufferings, in
ye way which justice appeared
to me to require,
as often as opportunities occurred
– although an occasion
arose ye other day in ye
Nen. of Coms. for publickly
noticing your Plan & some
private conversat'n (tho' but a
few words) with one of ye Treasury>
people, confirmed the
opinion which various circumstances
had led me to form,
that ye present was a favourable
moment for carrying
into execution your great
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[[notes_public::letter 2047, vol. 8; printed, with inaccurate date, in bowring, xi, 147; "the last letter was dated june 1803. are there none of interest, before this of june 1809? which by the bye is not perfect" [note in doane's hand]]] |
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