1838 May 23. Andrew Johnston to Anna Gurney, about the meeting he and Buxton had had with Laird, Becroft, …
1838; Gale Group;
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pp 158-59 1838 May 23. Andrew Johnston to Anna Gurney, about the meeting he and Buxton had had with Laird, Becroft, McLean and Forster, the account of Becroft'a expedition up the River Niger and the information he was able to supply on Ferando Po, Buxton's ordering of ground-nut cake for H. Johnson and the meeting they had had the previous day with two African skippers who gave important information. He writes of Buxton dining with Lushington and attending the Debate on Sir Eardley Wilmot's motion, the unexpected division and defeat of the Government. He quotes Buxtont's views that the abolitionists should insist on the Government bringing in a Bill, not moving it themselves. Finally he mentions Buxton and his friends being turned out of the Lobby of the House of Commons the night before, after the debate, because they were so noisy. (Copy.)
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