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Sydney 20th May 1830 - Sir, Capt. Robison late of the Veterans, having addressed a letter to me, expressing his belief that my letter to your Excellency dated 23rd March 1828 had produced an injurious effect on his trial, and requesting to be furnished with a copy of your Excellen - -cy's letters to me upon the subject to which my letter referred, I felt it but an act of justice to him to give the required copies of your Excellency's letters, dated 23rd of March, which immediately preceeded and followed mine of the same date -
I have felt if due to your Excellency to mention the above circumstance I have the honor to be Sir Your Excellency's most obedt. (sic) and most Servant His Excellency The Governor &c &c &c –
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Sydney 24th May 1830
Dear Sir-
It would be a [original text crossed out] source of the deepest respect to me, to have been in any manner, the instrumental in doing you an injury.[original text crossed out] But I cannot think that my letter to the Governor, to which you refer, could have had the effect you ascribe to it - As evidence, it could not, [original text crossed out] ^ I conceive, be legally admitted by the Court to prove any statement it contained - and even if it were admitted, it by no means [original text crossed out] proved the fact, which [original text crossed out] appears to have been [orignal text crossed out], namely that I [original text crossed out] cautioned you against preferring charges against your commanding officer - I asserted in the letter, that I never let any communication with you direct, or indirect, upon the subject of your grievances;
R Robinson Esq &c &c &c
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and as proof [original text has been crossed out], of it [original text has been crossed out] I intended to say, [original text has been crossed out] that so far from assisting you in preferring charges, my [original text has been crossed out] private opinion was opposed to such a step; and that in conversation with your brother in law, who was at that time my confidential clerk, I had assumed such an opinion - I never [original text has been crossed out] stated that my opinion was communicated to you - and, as matter of fact, I [original text has been crossed out] have since been assured, by your brother in law, that it never wasAs however you [original text has been crossed out] are [enforced?] with a belief that my letter was injurious to you, I feel myself called upon, as an act of justice, to give you copies of [original text has been crossed out] the correspondence between the Governor and myself upon the subject.
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