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MyCatelettintothisExothway.HadheallowedmetodosointwouldhavebeenquiteregulartodirecthisExcellencyinTheQueen'sNametoappearandgiveevidenceunderPenalty&c,andthusthedelacacywhichunhappilypreventedhimfromextendingtome,inanyshapeorway,-whetherbyorderingMr.SuperintendentGrandprétodisclosethetruth,orbygivingmethebenefitofhispersonaltestimony,theprotectiontowhichmyofficialcharacterentitledme,mighthavebeenovercome.

AsithashappenedIampositionnowtodispensewithboth.Yourtimelyarrivalafteranadjournmentofthecaseforthedefencehasbeenconceded,andyourhonorablereadinesstobearyourtestimonytotheLonafidesofmyimpeachedconduct,relievesmefromallfurtherAnxiety.

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403 MyCatelettintothisExothway.HadheallowedmetodosointwouldhavebeenquiteregulartodirecthisExcellencyinTheQueen'sNametoappearandgiveevidenceunderPenalty&c,andthusthedelacacywhichunhappilypreventedhimfromextendingtome,inanyshapeorway,-whetherbyorderingMr.SuperintendentGrandprétodisclosethetruth,orbygivingmethebenefitofhispersonaltestimony,theprotectiontowhichmyofficialcharacterentitledme,mighthavebeenovercome. AsithashappenedIampositionnowtodispensewithboth.Yourtimelyarrivalafteranadjournmentofthecaseforthedefencehasbeenconceded,andyourhonorablereadinesstobearyourtestimonytotheLonafidesofmyimpeachedconduct,relievesmefromallfurtherAnxiety.
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403 My Cate lettin to this Exothway. Had he allowed me to do so, it would have been quite regular to direct his Excellency in The Queen's Ard Name to appear give evidence under Penalty &c, and thus the delicacy which unhappily prevented him from extending to me, in any shape or way, - whether by ordering. Mr. Superintendent Grandpré to disclose the bruth, or by giving me the benefit of his personal 1) 132 47 testimony, _ the protection to which my official character entitled me, might hav keen overcome. As it has happened I am in a position now to dispense with both. Your timely anival after an ment of adjournme of the case) for the defence has been Conceded, and your honorable readiness to bear your testimony to the Lona fides of my impeached conduct, relieves Ine from all further Anxiety.
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My Cate lettin to this

Exothway. Had he allowed

me to do so,

it would

have been quite regular

to direct his Excellency in The Queen's

Ard

Name

to appear

give evidence under

Penalty &c, and thus the delicacy which unhappily prevented him from extending to me, in any shape or way, - whether by ordering. Mr. Superintendent Grandpré to disclose the bruth, or by giving me the benefit of his personal

1)

132 47

testimony, _ the protection

to which my official

character entitled me,

might hav

keen overcome.

As it has happened I am

in a position now to dispense with both. Your

timely anival after an

ment of

adjournme

of the

case)

for the defence has been

Conceded, and

your

honorable readiness to

bear your testimony to the Lona fides of my

impeached conduct, relieves

Ine from all further Anxiety.

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