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134

Smith.
1846.
April 19

Wrote to him. failed write me - Keep hold from argument once. heard of his thrashing [[?]]- Chop fallen portrait. Conversations, whole pages of L, own, hardly recognise twenty lines exactly what I said. Low language high sounding phrases numerous interpretations. foolish impertinent or wrathey, justified in pronouncing the work are imposition upon the Public & libel upon me- Apology an invention. no such interview ever took place. never read the M.SS-or had it in my hands. He read some thing very different to me at his rooms-was not to appear conspicuously in his works. information from me to be used by him as material in what he was to say permission to use my name where & might be done with propriety. all this understood and promised by Lester, promises violated-me the hero of his book-paraded in glaring Capitals showing me made me say whatever he could think of to swell his book. quoted his remarks about slavery Christ - mentioned the Article in the Philad'a paper. requested Mr S to look to what is published or written about the "Christ" on Exhibition. Said something in its praise to Lester but not to be published-written promise to that effect-mentioned I attempt to prejudice me agst I gave reasons for alluding to this in Confidence-urged him to tell me if I has said any thing to him offensive on my acct-All this not to be published-but used indirectly by my authority statue at he necessary in putting down falsehoods