1836 Jan 4. Buxton to General Hall, expressing indignation at the tone of his letter and praising Hall's conduct in Mauritius in suppressing …
1836; Gale Group;
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pp 286-301 1836 Jan 4. Buxton to General Hall, expressing indignation at the tone of his letter and praising Hall's conduct in Mauritius in suppressing the slave trade and on his return to England. In answer to Hall's questions he points out that he was three sessions late in supposing that anything could be done to prevent the payment of compensation, but some control over disposal of the grant might be possible. He mentions that Byam had recently written to him stating that he had always done his best for him and reminds Hall that he had applied to the Government recommending him for a baronetcy and that he had moved for papers which, when published, proved to contain Hall's despatches. To the charges against himself, he denied that the negro had been abandoned, explaining that he was working for the abolition of apprenticeship in that colony. He could not define his line of action for the coming session as he was not entirely sure what he would need to do since George Stephen's action had frustrated his original plan. He states, however, that his principle was to place the interest of the negro first no matter what else he disregarded. Finally he gives Hall permission to publish their last two letters provided his remarks about Byam were deleted, stipulating that he could make no such decision about their earlier correspondence because it had been in confidence and he had kept no copies. (Copy.)
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