Exposure of Misrepresentations Contained in the Preface to the Correspondence of William Wilberforce - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840. Excerpt: ... Sect. III.--The Crimen Falsi. For in the cunning truth itself 's a lie.--Pope. The books referred to in the text are the Minutebooks of the Abolition Society, concerning which the authors add a suggestion that they ought to be deposited in the British Museum. I suspect that when they wrote this they were aware that this was actually in contemplation; but they little thought that the suggestion is of so old a date as 1834, and that it came from Mr. Richard Phillips, who disapproved of Mr. Clarkson's having too good naturedly sent them to the Messrs. Wilberforce on the application of Mr. Fowell Buxton. In fact, I had already inquired of the gentleman at the head of the British Museum as to the mode of proceeding, in order to secure their being placed in that repository of national records, when they were returned to Mr. Clarkson for other purposes. The original intention has not been abandoned. I am assured that the statement of the editors concerning these books is incorrect; but this " Exposure " is not meant to embrace matter that would require any reference to Mr Clarkson--I have made none. It was not till Mr Clarkson was aware how grossly his good nature had been abused by the incorrect references to them in the "Life," that he peremptorily demanded a return of them. The demand was complied with; but i did not receive them till the 12th of July, 1838. At that time I had been honoured by Mr. Clarkson with the commission to publish the " Strictures," and with permission to add what I pleased. I was much occupied when they reached me, having the double task of correcting the press of Mr. Clarkson's text, and supplying my own. Most anxiously did I examine these books, trying the correctness of the biographers' statements, and for that purpose extracting ev...

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