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any arreal that he

promised to forward might see fit to mate to your

brace, but when I so momised, I

candidly confess

that I did not

anticipate a Communication of the nature now submitted; I

succeed

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cxrected a simple arreal against decision that he had is right "to incered to the office officuetary during the temporary absence of Offieer and if MI Almade e Castro had confined himself to that question, I should have forwarded it, as the well knows -

that Offi

my letter to his addres

from my

the 16th August last.

of

Mrģ'Almada e Castro seems

в

to wish

your Endship to

intship to infer that

it was in consequence of comething

that

passed between int Mercer

decline

Me

to

and myself which induced

forwarding his communication Grace, this I can assure

to

your

your brace is not

brace is not the case.

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certainly as already stated, did on

first casting my eye over the communication promise to forward? it, but on a more careful perusal. of its contents it appeared to me, that the spirit of the communication

altogether objectionable, and couched in language urt umally aborted in official correspondence by a subordinate Officer when speaking

was