entirely forgotten by your Excellency.
The case of the Gilman Street nuisances however appears upon the face of the correspondence to which your Excellency's note refers. That correspondence was produced by Mr. Mercer under your Excellency's orders at the trial of Regina & Mitchell. It will nearly answer my purpose if the whole of it is now produced; and
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your Excellency's personal testimony will do the rest. The case of Hill v. [Privy Council] shows that the actual Governor is amenable to all process and Subpoena among the rest. The issue of such a writ will remove all the delicacy from your Excellency's position and enable you to appear and give evidence and produce the correspondence. In this way, I hope to ... the ...