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been kept in mind, and consequently the land that
had been appropriated to it, yet it never has been
out of the mind of Administration. It was not
more than a twelvemonth before my plan in its first original
shape had been sent to Mr Pitt, that the late Mr Blackburn
the Architect had an audience of him
on that subject as well as of the then Lord Chancellor
as Blackburn himself told me.
I also enclose a paper, sent me h which I was supplied with by
Mr Chamberlayne Sollr of the Treasury through
at the instance of Sir C. Bunbury & Mr Nepean shewing stating shewing the parcels, &
exhibiting the state of the transaction at the time
of its suspension which took place on account
of the poverty of the Treasury, as Lord Lansdowne
by whom in concert in consultation with Ld Sydney the suspension
was determined upon, informed me several years
ago in conversation at his house.
It is with regret I reflect on the distance which
sets a bar to those mutual explanations by which I flatter
myself your Lordships doubts would might be effectually be cleared up.
Does your Lordship
think of returning
ever to this neighbourhood?
My younger Brother Colonel Bentham is at present
out upon a tour which may perhaps have
bring him through Northampton on his way home.
I don't know but I may venture on the liberty
of writing to him to desire him to stop there and ask permission to wait upon
your Lordship at Althorp and ask your Lordship with that view
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