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alow when it was finished.
bring alow
with reference to the propored new office
for the Banks
of
India about to be built bef phy intimate friend W. Chater, I should Explain that that gentleman urged me last
year to obtain leave from the Government
him
to Supervise its erection for a proporal
I could not entertain as it would have met
bitt
Your exfurst. Upon learning some Months afterwards that owing to his want
of confidence in Mr. Wilson, M. Chater was
to a native bricklayce to apply actually going for a plan. I begged his
acciplanee
Hinduesses to me and humil
return for many.
of a water colour drawing of a design for his proposed bank, together with some small love phict containing architectural
detail
delants, all of which were prepared by me at
home of an evening.
I avail huyself of
Though possibly irrelevant to the matter
(two opportunity
to bring to your knowledge the cricumstance of a dishonest Offer I acceived verbally from M. Pilson who subsequently repeated it in a letter which I
attack Indeavouring to obtain through the Agency of my friendship with Mr. Chater. the tallers patronage, holding out to are pecuniars inducements which be rush have known to
be in contravention of the terms of mus Government Engagement, and which I Summarily rejected by burning him out of
doors:
Thave re
(Signed) M. Dauks Привор