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To Dundas Answer
9 94 - 9 - 26
Sept. 25 1794
Not sent
As to the length of my letter believe me Sir it
could not be more irksome to wearis
me as it was
to the reader it was beyond comparison more so to the
writer. I have it much to regret but it is matter of great regret to me, but very little to
accuse of very little of self-accusation. In conformity
to the engagement Mr Lowndes's first instructions were
to insert the land in question and no other in the
Bill. Mr Lowndes was afterwards sent for and directed to insert
the optional clause opening the door for any other.
Was any reason assigned to me for this? Not any
Was it to be wondered at that I should take the
alarm at this? No surely — The length of my
plea, Sir, was in proportion to the strength of my
alarm. . Who then Sir was the original author
of my long letter? Myself? No Sir: but the
member of Administration who gave the new
direction to Mr Lowndes — Who was the original author
of the improprieties of my stile? Myself Sir?
No Sir but the same illustrious person critic so acutely
sensible of to improprieties of stile. Be assured, Sir
had the ideas engagements proceeded upon and
confirmed by the interval a negotiation <add>period of some months been adhered to
had the instructions first given to me and then to
Mr Lowndes been adhered to, obsequiousness and
gratitude would have been the only sentiments the business would you
would have ever drawn from me . Is my obsequiousness
on my part in credible? — Sir Order me Sir
and I will give you at least half a dozen instances
of it and those no trivial ones.
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