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Priscilla Johnston to Anna Gurney and Sarah Buxton, about her father's arrival at Northrepps in good humour because of the reception of his proposals and the Cabinet's new attitude towards him, treating him as of equal authority with them, and acknowledging that his scheme was the boldest proposal in their experience, 28 Dec 1838

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 17, pp. 302-304

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She comments on the small difference his being out of Parliament had made, Stockenstrom's imminent return to Africa, and the account he gave of the Kat River, the Khoekhoe, and the Xhosa people. She describes the reproof Buxton had administered to the Colonial Office for desertion of their agents abroad, when they had done their duty, for expecting them to do their duty to the oppressed and at the same time pleasing the oppressors, for not supporting them against persecution, and dismissing them for small indiscretions, citing Jeremie's case as an illustration. She also describes his defence of his friends abroad against James Stephen's charge that they were all preoccupied with their own concerns, and Glenelg's reception of this attack. Finally, she reports on Buxton's state of health and his opinion of Glenelg's zeal for the scheme. (Copy.)

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  • Creation: 28 Dec 1838

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3 pages

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 17, pp. 302-304

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