CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6] — Page 345

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and reality from the ordinary haunts of vice which we also term Brottiels, and in all other respects I will subunit

my

conduct was

plain straight forward and proper,

way calling for

and in no

His Excelleneys

severe and

carefully worded indichment.

as a

character

My Lord, any

gentleman and an

ofpeer

having been impugned, I have pending your Lordelup's applied for Leave of

decision

Absence. It is needless to

pornit out how impossible st

would be to work with credit to myself or with satisfaction

to

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to the fovernor while this ~ heavy stigma attaches to me. The mere fact that the letter

which I received is addressed

the

to me by the Acting bolonial Secretary and remains or records of the office in which

Jam

serving

as the next senior officer to the Colonial Secretary.

would alovie render it almost

impracticable, and I trust that of your Lordship decoust concur in the fovernors stricture

conduct.

on my

will allow you the letter to be cancelled and

not to form a permanent record of itus Office in which I have served for a long time,

NOT

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