CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4] — Page 54

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of members of the Sovemment, and I therefore thought myself justified in declining to forward the Communication in the shape in

then presented to

which it was

e

me.

En

In page 2 of 125 Almada

Cactros Letter of the 17th August

last, he states that amongst remarks I said "that "had always

always been

other

you (he)

my confident_

this I must at once deny, for it implies a much greater degree of intimney than has ever existed

between

us -

I have however always

placed every confidence in M I'Almada e spectre, and it is very

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probable that I told him so- and

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may have misunderstood me, unintentionally misrepresental what I said.

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The cause of complaint mare by me I'Almada e Castro against M2 Mercer recurved during my

my absence

in

Angland, and I know nothing about it, except what has been disclosed in the coreehondence. Mr. Mercer seems to think that MrD'Almada e Castro on

the recasion which called for his rebuke, induced the Lieutenant Governon to allow hims to sign certain Letters with a view of its being hereafter considered a precerent

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