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48 Two days before that letter was sent to me, the doctor called 



upon me, and said that agreeable to the memorandum I shewed 

 him, he had wrote me a letter which I might send to your Lordship if 

 I thought fit. Uuon the perusal of it, I observed he said that I might 

 be appointed singly for the Colonies, or jointly with Mr. Grenville; 

 or included in Mr. Grenville's general Commission to treat with all 

 parties concerned in the war. 



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Wishing to have an opportunity of talking to him on the subject 

 of it, I went out to his house on Saturday, the 6th. and stayed with 

 him about an hour. 



After thanking him for his good opinion of me, as expressed in 

 that letter, & giving the reason for its not being forwarded, I told 

 him that this interval of delay had given occasion to sundry questions 

 in my own mind as to the business we should have to treat about, in 

 case I should be appointed, & should undertake the office he was 

 pleased to recommend in that letter. 



With France and the other parties. I was sensible there must be 

 many points to be settled. But with respect to the Colonies, I told 

 him I could not easily conceive how there could arise any variety of 

 subject to treat upon. That as to a final conclusion, the treaty with 

 France might make it necessary to wait the event of a determination 

 as to them, so as both might be included in one settlement, but until 

 then, I could not see there would be much field for negotiation be- 

 tween Great Britain and the Commisioners of the Colonies, after their 

 Independence had been granted; and which being in a manner ac- 

 knowledged, I had been in hopes there remained no questions of either 

 side that would require much discussion. If he thought it would 

 be otherwise, I told him I would be much obliged to him. to give me 

 a hint of them, as the question could not but be material to me, in con- 

 sidering whether I might venture upon such a charge. That this I 

 would request of him as a friend, & I hoped I might also expect of 

 him as a friend to England; which I must still suppose him to be. 

 And in which I was not singular believing it was the universal opin- 

 ion at home, and particularly with regard to your Lordship, who I 

 had reason to be assured had the greatest confidence in his good inten- 

 tions towards our country. That I did not just then desire, or expect 

 an answer, but if he would name any other day I would wait on him, 

 in hopes of having his opinion and advice upon the particular sub- 

 ject of this Colony Treaty, and his sentiments in general upon the 

 whole of these affairs. Which I was certain would be of service in 

 guiding us how to proceed in the safest and quickest course to a final 

 conclusion of this unhappy business. That I had too just a notion 

 of his character to expect any information but such as would not be 

 inconsistent with particular engagements. But where that did not 

 interfere, his granting the favour I asked might be doing a good office 

 to all parties concerned. For I could not help thinking that the Com- 

 missioners of the Colonies had it much in their power to give dis- 

 patch to the general Treaty, & to end it on just and reasonable terms, 

 even notwithstanding their particular treaty with France. Upon 

 this the doctor said, they had no treaty with France but what was 

 published. I said I was glad it was so since I saw nothing there, 

 however guarded against a separate peace that should direct or con- 



