A reply to Mr. Richard Gardiner's answer to a narrative exposing a variety of irregular transactions in one of the departments of foreign corps / by James Poole.

  • Poole, James.
Date:
1805
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Credit: A reply to Mr. Richard Gardiner's answer to a narrative exposing a variety of irregular transactions in one of the departments of foreign corps / by James Poole. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    The other letters he brings forward, whether against me ot in honour of himself, considering the high quarters from whence the latter proceed, demonstrate rather the difficulty of my situation I than the disadvantage of his. They are very numerous 3—but being therein stated at full length, I need not here give any sche- dule of them. They are derived from men in such exalted stations as to elevate Mr. Gardiner, whilst Mr. Charles Devaux’s written denial of what he before said props and supports him. ; Mr. Gardiner lays great stress on my letter 16th Oct. Kotter- [dam, to Mr. W^oodford, as a proof I was then in possession of [my commission, though my own words show I did not then con- isider it as such. [COPY.] Rotterdam, Oct. 16, 1794. I AM charged with your commission, and a letter expressing the King’s apprmal of my nomination, which I hope to have the mmediate opportunity of delivering to you. • (Signed) James Poole. In this letter, therefore, I expressed myself conformably to what iad been told me at the office on my departure, where it v^as said o me that it was not resolved what sort of commissions we were