Expressing pleasure at the help he was giving to the establishment of an anti-slave trade society in Paris, mentioning that Edward had reported the despatch of his books and that he would be pleased if de Tocqueville accepted a copy, warning that permission had not yet been given for publication of The Remedy and that it should not reach the hands of any foreigners unless under promise of confidentiality. Finally, he asks him to read the final version of the book, much altered since he had first seen a copy. (Copy.)