CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 131

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the part of His Excellency to have solicitation of certain doubts as to the soundness of an opinion expressed in my letter marked "Private" of the 21st instant. His Excellency will not accuse me, I am sure, of declining my duty, if under these circumstances, I confine my attention to the opinion in question, and pretermit the more onerous part of the exposition he has invited. His Excellency cannot but be aware that I never decline my duty, and that although I am in no wise bound, as I was informed by high authority, and as the nature of my Commission shows, to undertake the extra duties which he has from time to time invited me to undertake, I have never refused them. I may mention those of acting as adviser to the Plenipotentiary, on

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40. 129 2 the part of His Excellency to have solicitation of certain doubts as to the soundness of an opinion expressed in my letter marked "Private" of the 21st instant. His Excellency will not accuse me, I am sure, of declining my duty, if under these circumstances, I confine my attention to the opinion in question, and pretermit the more onerous part of the exposition he has invited. His Excellency cannot but be aware that I never decline my duty, and that although I am in no wise bound, as I was informed by high authority, and as the nature of my Commission shows, to undertake the extra duties which he has from time to time invited me to undertake, I have never refused them. I may mention those of acting as adviser to the Plenipotentiary, on

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40. 129 2 the part of His bxcellency to have A: soliction of certains doubts as to the soundness of an opinion exposed cosed in my letter In arted "Private " of the 21th instant. He is Excellency will not accuse me, I am sure, of declining my - duty, if under these I confine circumstances, I co my attention to the opinion in question, and pretermit the more onerous part of the exposition he has invited. His Excellency cannot but be aware that I never decline my duty, and that although I am in no wise bound, as I was informed 620 high authority, and as the nature of my Commission shows, to undertake the extra duties which he has from time to time- invited me to undertake, I have never refused them. I way mention those of Imway the Office of adviser to the Plenipotentiary, on

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the part of His bxcellency

to have

soliction of

certains doubts as to the

soundness of an opinion

exposed

cosed in my letter

In arted "Private " of the 21th instant. He is Excellency

will not accuse me, I am

sure, of declining my -

duty, if under these

I confine

circumstances, I co

my attention to the opinion

in question, and pretermit

the more onerous part of

the exposition he has

invited. His Excellency

cannot but be aware

that I never decline my

duty,

and that although

I am in no wise bound,

as I was

informed

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high authority, and as the nature of my

Commission shows, to

undertake the extra

duties which he has

from time to time- invited me to undertake,

I have never refused them.

I way mention those of Imway

the Office of adviser to

the Plenipotentiary, on

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