HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



and expressing your wish as not longer being one 

 of the Committee. 



We feel ourselves much concerned that any 

 necessity should arise in your mind to have in- 

 duced you to that resolution, and to have deprived 

 us of the great zeal, interest, exertion and support 

 of system which you have manifested in your 

 conduct and so much for the advantage and 

 advancement of the Hunt; in consequence of 

 which we perceive the whole arrangement as 

 regularly laid down as to leave but little trouble 

 to your successor. 



We have still to add that we hope those more 

 important duties, which no doubt a greater atten- 

 tion to have induced you to form such a deter- 

 mination, will not deprive us of some occasional 

 assistance and zeal as a member of the Hunt. 



I remain. My Dear Sir, with sincere regards. 

 Your obedient and very humble servant, 



Fenton Aylmer. 



There is no doubt as to Sir Fenton 's sentiments 

 as expressed in this letter which I print as it comes 

 to me. I think his shaky grammar has probably 

 resulted from the several transcriptions by Mr 

 Kilbee and others which have intervened between 

 the written letter and the printed page. 



From an explanation of such documents as exist, 

 I have been able to identify less than a score of 

 gentlemen as members of the Hunt when Sir 



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