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"y. years. Inutil le apponted in Another there by Sir Genge Bonham in 1800. the fault mas home of mme- Every one of my orignial Contemporaries Who have survived the chmate are dom Consule, and Cau Comt hearly 20 years service!
Jam advised to lay this additional hard fact. before the Duke of Newcastle, in order I complete that chain of disappomtments which has marked my Career in the Service from first to last.
Such being its history it flowe from it as follows- That I was once Superseded
by the foreign affice-
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Imally. When His Grace the mesent Secretary of state, My Case being frommently bonpal to his notice, was pleased to recognize my right of promotion it is happened that the more lucrative office, to which I tood as presumptive Successor was abolished in the literests of the Settlement-
Intwithing to His Grace Consideration Ans hard sexies of mischances extending over wearly 20 years thent in a deadly mate.
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