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that I had failed in duty:

whereas the

only wrong.

سكس

have done is to incur the secret

animosity of Ser George Bowen,

minder cercumstances

redounded to

that

my credis, as

would be admitted by every.

honest man.

As in

your

your

desire

letter to me you

not

to continue the correspondence,

there

can

be

my

retur

no discourtesy.

turning the compliment.

and saying I will not write

again unless

terms

accepted.

my I have

borne

neglect for more

than two years:

longer

but will endure it no

and in the event of my request being refused I will take

Meanro

every secure publicity for

to

I do not

s

Day

this

aLa

our correspondence,

say

I have unhappily to sa desperate sincerity.

menace

it in

State

I am quite aware that I ami addressing the Secretary of for the Colonies and not the Secretary of

State for War; but under the peculiar circumstances.

I can imagine that the matter might be laid before. the Cabinet and the Minister

of

the

case,

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for War might, on reviewing.

the

whoh subject, be induced

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grant my application

The step I have taken is, no doubt unusual; but if there be

a course,

no precedent for such a this is

arr

exceptional case and

might be treated in ceptional

Marve

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I have thought it right to lay before you all these facts, feeling assured that no

minister can really

the

of ending soldier, loving

as

I do,

and

English

be desirous.

career of a

his profession

20

ready to serve

able

and

the Stati.

I have the honour to be

Ses

Your Obedian's Servant

R Sapbus

N.B. After this voluminous

letter of me

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letter, my reply to the Military Secretary's is merely of it

I

it and

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acknowledgement

intimation that

writing

t

you by

this

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