Describes letters from William Boutcher and Dillon Mapother. Transcription: 12. Monday. [European] Office. A new hand engaged, one [Thomas] Paterson, and English ? or as I think Scotch ? ex-Chartist who has been imprisoned in England for ?ǣblasphemy. ? What queer jumblings up of individuals are there in life. Colonel Hugh Forbes the born aristocrat ? bred almost in the Palace ? associated on a newspaper with a Chartist! Writing during the evening. Illish still. 13. Tuesday. Down town to Water Street there to get address of [Frank] Pounden ?s bootmaker. Office. A letter from Dillon Mapothe
Describes letters from William Boutcher and Dillon Mapother. Transcription: 12. Monday. [European] Office. A new hand engaged, one [Thomas] Paterson, and English ? or as I think Scotch ? ex-Chartist who has been imprisoned in England for ?ǣblasphemy. ? What queer jumblings up of individuals are there in life. Colonel Hugh Forbes the born aristocrat ? bred almost in the Palace ? associated on a newspaper with a Chartist! Writing during the evening. Illish still. 13. Tuesday. Down town to Water Street there to get address of [Frank] Pounden ?s bootmaker. Office. A letter from Dillon Mapother. (He fairly backs out of the chaffy political controversy we ?ve held for the last letter or so, and says he gives up ?ǣtrying to convert a natural born abolitionist. ? Ha! ha! A letter from [William] Boutcher on my return from Office. News of folks. George Clarke has been to law in the Exchequer Court with the trustees of the Leamington Schools (anent a ?ǣsuccessful ? competition of his) and ?ǣthrough the folly of Worthington ?) George ?s partner in the affair) ? and a lawyer ?s quibble lost his cause. ? Says Boutcher ?ǣthe manner in which Worthington was going to instruct ?My Lord ? would have been amusing if it had not been so deadly to poor George. I had previously counselled him strongly to use only words of one syllable but the presence of so many learned friends inspired him to darings flights with Icarus ? (like) ?ǣresults. He would allude to his ?ǣpreamble ? meaning his diary (!!) Title: Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries: Volume 8, page 136, January 12-13, 1857 . 12 January 1857. Gunn, Thomas Butler, 1826-1903
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