1839 April 26. Buxton to Priscilla Johnston, about the blow to his pride caused by his failure over some business concerning Miss Lloyd, …
1839; Gale Group;
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Memoir pp 68-70 1839 April 26. Buxton to Priscilla Johnston, about the blow to his pride caused by his failure over some business concerning Miss Lloyd, a matter which had caused Lushington considerable amusement and a further blow over the sale of his book, only 1150 having been disposed of in spite of all those he had given away and the stir it had caused, even being discussed at the Geographical Society. He mentions having settled some matter at the Brewery [consequent upon the death of Robert Pryor] and his return from a meeting of the old Anti-Slavery Society, which advocated depriving Jamaica of its House of Assembly, in the company of the garrulous Thomas Sturge and Pease. He asks that they should remember him the following day when they would again be meeting at Lushington's about the African project, reporting that he felt in a very low key about the whole affair since no-one appeared to be much interested in it. He tells her that he was going to Hampstead the next Monday, where they were all very pleased about Edward Hoare's engagement to Sir Benjamin Brodie's daughter and where he would meet Baron Alderson. In a postscript he mentions that Sanderson was negotiating to acquire Gunton. (Copy.) (p 446.)
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