20
th
dated, 211th March, 1883, and in which
I stated:-
"You
and I know the lies he hav
"Fold and how alte
utterly
Lover
he has disgraced,
t's
his position
do
• that we cannot believe what he says
"
do
Governor.
anything else
"when he is pursuing her own crook.
# ed
do a lie more suit-
and finds
ways "able than huth,
x
"Remember I have in his
" hand writing proofs of
"1
"
vindictiveness, and ·
has never
l
forgiven my
Can
his dreadful
see that he
letter to him.
of 5th of December last and which
luckily I
only with drew upon condi
hone he has violate dr.
D
#1
MOUNT MASCAL,
BEXLEY,
KENT.
and this is why I thought
Ive ou
gh t
"to have been more
careful.
when
"saving Bowen for the cathe
" wife and children."
dd. Justice Infose, although
of
his
JAV-
- rounded by troops of friends would
not let the messen
messenger
my
letter
d time
wishi
return
empty
handed und
found t
to replif
as follows:
"you
" Many thanks I.
thanks dextriely believe
never doubled
and
"lver told me.
"your memory
"
#1
4
a word.
I have a
always
you. Known
24th March
most accurate
on bound
The next time Sir George Bowen
and I met after my
X
X
X
letters of
the
You assured.
me
#
that
you would rathe,
5
the
and II
11th
" believe my word than his outh; but
"still I have to cafe guard my "honour that has thro
ghout my
Ca
" reer been for dearer to me than life;
of
by the
own
me
through mine and made
that ave
were to be friends for
ever
after; but & have since has, occasion.
December he
hand thrust his arm-
grasped
ne
believe
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to know there are no bounds to his reachery and vindictiveness,
When
tw..
professed to
(ra
my
friend and, writing
to me,
said
"kind and considerate.
as you always
are"
The Secretary of State for the fotomies, wrote about me in his despatchs in the complimentary terms repeated:
my
letter to
you of
the 19th February -last; and before I left England for the Chund Command Sir Robert Herbert-
wrote
Q
Kind and
note I sent chim; but
friendly reply to after
I in
-cured Six George Bowen's secret cumity Sir Probert Herbert treated I wrote to him wish the
live letters
Jami silence, that, the Colomat
has done
my applying for
letter
of
the
Office 14th February
an appointment that
Sir George Bowen had been most
anxious that I should fills, as shown in the official correspondence on the subject and in letter to myself urging me to support his recommen
pe commendations