CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2] — Page 15

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24- after & planning orally that is. Circumstances compelled him to accept his resignation, handed him a letter dated the 15th of November which de Colab grabar accepting "that soon resignation and adding " but in complying "with your earnest wishes I must how much I feel the " assure you Cops of so thoroughly good and "useful a Private Secretary". It is strange that the Governor should not only pass this over in silence but should convey a directly contrary impression in his despatch de Eitel has not seen that Of course despatch.

yer. i my 31. The Governor gecoles &hacks from hos letters from 3. donli De Citit of the 15th of November Kirik h this ap and the 17th of December for the from the purpose of establishing inconsistency on de Eiteli hart.

25 14 the But upon comparing the whole of the letter of the 15th of November, instead of only the Governor's extracts, with the extract from the letter of the 17th of December, and considering circumstances under which the latter letter was written, I think that the inconsistency vanishes. I do not think it is surprising that at the former date Dr? Eitel should have been anxious to hear that the action for damages hanging over him would not be proceeded with, considering how difficult it would be for him to defend himself without implicating the Governor with whom he was still on friendly terms. Nor is it surprising that at the latter date, after Aur Johnson had brought his (Dr Eilu) changes, after he had asked in

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24- after & planning orally that is. Circumstances compelled him to accept his resignation, handed him a letter dated the 15th of November which de Colab grabar accepting "that soon resignation and adding " but in complying "with your earnest wishes I must how much I feel the " assure you Cops of so thoroughly good and "useful a Private Secretary". It is strange that the Governor should not only pass this over in silence but should convey a directly contrary impression in his despatch de Eitel has not seen that Of course despatch. yer. i my 31. The Governor gecoles &hacks from hos letters from 3. donli De Citit of the 15th of November Kirik h this ap and the 17th of December for the from the purpose of establishing inconsistency on de Eiteli hart. 25 14 the But upon comparing the whole of the letter of the 15th of November, instead of only the Governor's extracts, with the extract from the letter of the 17th of December, and considering circumstances under which the latter letter was written, I think that the inconsistency vanishes. I do not think it is surprising that at the former date Dr? Eitel should have been anxious to hear that the action for damages hanging over him would not be proceeded with, considering how difficult it would be for him to defend himself without implicating the Governor with whom he was still on friendly terms. Nor is it surprising that at the latter date, after Aur Johnson had brought his (Dr Eilu) changes, after he had asked in
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24- after & planning orally that is. cumstances compelled him to accept his resignation, handed thin a letter dated the 15 the of November which de Colab grabar accepting "that soon resegration and adding " but in complying "with your earnest wishes I must how much I feel the " assure you Cops of so thoroughly good and "useful a Private Secretary". It is Strange that the Governor should not only pass this over in silence but should convey a directly contrary unpression in his despatch de Eitel has not seen that Of courie despatch. yer. i my 31. The Governor gecoles &hacks from hos letters from 3. donli De Citit of the 15th of November Kirik h this ap and the 17th of December for the from the purpose of establishing inconsistency on de Eiteli hart. 25 14 the But upon comparing the whole of the letter of the 15th of November, instead of only the Governor's extracts, with the extract from the letter of the 17th of December, and consedering circumstances under which the Caller letter was written, I think that the inconsistency vanishes. I do not think it is surprising that at the former date Rd? Eitel should have been anxious to hear that the action for damages hanging over huis would not be proceeded with, considering how difficult it would be for him to defend himself without implicating the Governor with whom he was still frendly terms. Nor is it surprising that at the latter date, after Aur Johnson had brought his (Dr Eilu) changes, after he had asked in
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after & planning orally that is. cumstances compelled him to accept his resignation, handed thin a letter dated the 15 the

of November which de Colab grabar

accepting

"that soon resegration

and adding

"

but in complying

"with your earnest wishes I must

how much I feel the

"

assure you

Cops of so thoroughly good and "useful a Private Secretary". It is Strange that the Governor should not only pass this over in silence but should convey a directly contrary unpression in his despatch

de Eitel has not seen that Of courie despatch.

yer. i my

31. The Governor gecoles &hacks from hos letters from 3. donli De Citit of the 15th of November

Kirik h

this ap

and the 17th of December for the from the purpose of establishing

inconsistency

on de Eiteli hart.

25

14

the

But upon comparing the whole of the letter of the 15th of November, instead of only the Governor's extracts, with the extract from the letter of the 17th of December, and consedering circumstances under which the Caller letter was written, I think that the inconsistency vanishes. I do not think it is surprising that at the former date Rd? Eitel should have been anxious to hear that the action for damages hanging over huis would not be proceeded with, considering how difficult it would be for him to defend himself without implicating the Governor with whom he was still

frendly terms. Nor is it surprising

that at the latter date, after Aur Johnson had brought his

(Dr Eilu)

changes, after he had asked in

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