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Newnham College, Cambridge, Harold Young Papers 382a. ALS; 4p. . Previously published: Gabrielle Festing, John Hookham Frere and His Friends (London, 1899), pp. 229–230 [in part].
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I am now in the press with the history of the Peninsular War. The
first chapter is merely introductory, concerning the state of the three countries
which were directly involved in the contest.
Now with regard to the communication of your corrections. My way with
proof sheets (which make some of the happiness of my life) is to read them aloud on
the evening when they arrive, keep them one post, read them aloud a second time the
next day, & despatch them on the second night. In case of smaller corrections,
such as are at once to be received thankfully, & without doubt, there is no need
to communicate them, – return the proof at such times to Murray, & your corrections may go at
once to the Printer.of in that part, – then if you send me your remarks on the day
after the proof has been sent to you, – they will reach me (who am always at home) on
my second evening, & in good time.
The sooner you can let me have such papers in your possession as may
be useful, the better. And there are some points upon which hearing your
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx by letter would be more serviceable than any other
documents, as giving me what in no other way could be obtained. These, with your
permission I will propose to you as they occur in my progress. At present what would
be most serviceable to me would be that sort of information which you could
communicate in a leisure hour concerning the leading members of the Central
Junta,
You probably know that I wrote the whole historical part of the
Edinburgh Annual Register for the years 1808–9-10 & 11.from him by his means many private communications, but these sources
were cut off by his disgrace, which I believe was soon followed by his death. The
time spent upon that obscure labour I do not regret, (tho it would have sufficed for
compleating my history of Portugal
During the contest my anticipations for Spain were always hopeful. I
wish they were so now.evils which tremendous example which is likely to
be afforded them there.whole country will soon be divided among hordes of
banditti as is now the case with the provinces of the Plata, where the Revolutionists
have been left to themselves.