CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 202

4.

then

existed, for all money really forrowed constituted a debt.-

Neither that, nor Mr Young' claim, would ever have been

noticed, except in consequence

this was

of Mr Shelley's uncalled for fortestation of intere pectom "frm debt, "followes "immediately by the oftration of Spring's claim, when he feared

his debtor

was

ad

quitting

the

Along. Mr Shelley's Inclosure proved the fact that Springs, his former Clot, did really

on

that obtrude his claim me at the time. General

"Aguilar

I'

was with me

when he brought it, and endeavoured to persuade us

Shelley that day to pay

miel.

pay it at

The

The

APR 23

1847

198

lety Enclosure goed

not "refute" the proof before forwarder to Your Loirship, of another claim advanced

the part of Mr Young....

I should not have

Now

noticed what Mr Shelley states as to my having denied his ability to pay his bett to his former Clerks, excepts to observe, that if I either felt

or

a

expressed met

fear of the poor man losing his all, I possess written proof of its not having been altogether unfounded,

in

noter from the

very person who, at Mr Shelley's

Las advance urgent request,

the money for Spring's payment, arsing "we don't like such transactions, but