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Compliance with the letter of such an invitation would very ill suit
the purpose: the spirit of it would be very effectually complied with by my drawing up a
Code for them here, to serve as a ground work for their operations in so far as they approved
of it. This is no more than in my printed "Papers of Codification", I offered to U.S. But
though several of the Governors recommended the measures to their Assemblies they would
not hear of it. Such a work would be manifestly and prodigiously adverse to the interests of
lawyers: and, in the several local Assemblies as well as in Congress, the great majority
is composed of lawyers. I would even take charge of several young Spaniards (to be named
by as many of the Ministers of Italy) as pupils and assistants to me while occupied in
the work: not receiving any pecuniary remuneration; on the contrary, content, if necessary
even to bear some part of the expence.
At the desire of a Gentleman to whom he writes and whom he speaks
of as a particular friend of his— Mr Bowring Freeman's Court Cornhill, I take the liberty
of enclosing two successive letters of his addressed to Mr Blaquiere. I have not seen
the Gentleman: my time would not admit of it without special reason: and none
has been given: he has called twice at my House: one of the times I was out. I have
received two written communications from him beside the present of a pamphlet, and
been obliged by him with the sight of two letters to him from Mr Blaquiere. If he did not
know the mode of directing to Mr Blaquiere through you, why, instead of asking me for
it in my letters, he should have sent the letters to me, he being a man of business, is more
than I can comprehend. The result has in one instance been unfortunate. Upon my
opening it, the way of his letter adhered in such manner to the envelope, that that part
of the letter on which the wax was dropped came off in the opening, in the manner that
you will see. The letter coming sealed to me, I stand bound to forward it to you, parched
up in such manner as I can contrive in a correspondent state It goes unopened by me: but for its being in that state, I am sorry that the
nature of the case does not admitt of my giving any better security than my word.
The retardation of the first of the two letters is another unfortunate consequence. Confident
each day that the next would bring me from our friend, in answer to mine of the 11th of August, a
letter to which I destined an immediate answer, I accordingly postponed writing, and it
may perhaps now and then have slipt out of my memory. Begging your indulgence
and forgiveness for the trouble I have been thus profusely giving you, as well
as the additional trouble of favouring me with an answer. I subscribe myself,
Sir, Yours Etc
In a letter for Mr Blaquiere dated fifteenth 15th Aug, and addressed to you, I sent him the dates
of all the letters I had then received from him: they appear to have been
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