Priscilla Johnston to Sarah Buxton and Anna Gurney, 6 Feb 1836
(Copy.) About:
- the value of her father's work as a watcher over the abolition developments
- his visit to the Colonial Office when he discussed the Jamaica Vagrancy Act with Sir George Grey and immediate arrangements to disallow it were made
- his success at the Office over the South African problems
- the probability that O'Connell would attack him on the George Stephen correspondence when Roebuck's Mauritian Motion was raised in the House
- her disappointment that Stephen was prevented from issuing his challenge to Buxton
- the choice of Edward Buxton's and Andrew Johnston's seconds in the event of their being challenged.
She also mentions her father's indulgence towards her baby.
Dates
- Creation: 6 Feb 1836
Extent
3 pages
Language of Materials
- English
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Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 15, pp. 12-14
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