“Dear Sir,—Since I last saw
you, I have heard nothing on the subject we then talked of. I have not seen the
person who gave me the information I reported to you, and probably shall not
for some weeks or months, as I do not see him often, and in the last six months
have not seen him more than twice or thrice. Of the truth of the intelligence
he gave me I
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“Believing Mr. —— to be incapable of deception or misrepresentation, I can see no objection to your seeking an interview with him, and stating your feelings. Mr. ——, in seeking a position which he was led to believe you were on the point of losing, violated no duty to you, as he was neither your friend nor acquaintance; but I am quite sure he would not seek the position had he not been assured that you are to leave it; and I am equally sure that he never addressed himself to Mr. —— on the subject, but that it was proposed to him by his friends, who represented themselves as being in Mr. ——’s confidence.
“I have now told you all I know. * * *
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“I shall be glad to see you, to talk over more fully your future prospects, and remain,
