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R.L. Borradaile letter to John Wilson, November 7, 1850

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Title	R.L. Borradaile letter to John Wilson, November 7, 1850
Creator	Borradaile, Reginald Latham, 1834-
Date Original	1850-11-07
Description	Concerning a summary of his first letter; begs for a reply and apology.
Personal Name Subject	Borradaile, Reginald Latham, 1834- Wilson, John, 1785-1854
Geographic Subject	England -- London
Chronological Subject	1850-1860
Type (DCMIType)	Text
Type (AAT)	Correspondence
Type (IMT)	jpeg
Digital Collection	Leigh Hunt Letters
Contributing Institution	University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept.
Archival Collection	Brewer-Leigh Hunt Collection
Collection Guide	http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/resources/Brewer-LeighHunt.html
Location	MsL B73w no. 3
Rights Management	Educational use only, no other permissions given. This letter is owned by The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department, and is provided here for educational purposes. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Special Collections Department.
Contact Information	Contact The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department: lib-spec@uiowa.edu
Height (cm)	20.6
Width (cm)	15.9
Number of Pages	4
Number of Sheets of Paper	1
Digitization Specifications	Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 2335 scanner at 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available.
Date Digital	2008-02-19
Transcript	London. Nov. 7th 1850 . To Professor Wilson . Sir ; For the third time I now address you: &, as I have but very little more to say, & I scarcely expect, that, after your previous obstinate silence, you will answer this, - although I certainly wish that such might be the case, - it will probably be the last time. - Suffice it to this that I make a general summary of the case: which is as follows: - that, in the year 1817, you, with several others, established a monthly magazine, which supported, in the most immoderate & intemperate manner, every oppressive & obnoxious measure of the Tory Government. & attacked, with unparalleled malignity, all authors, especially poetical ones, - whose politics differed from /your own/ those of its writers: - that the principal of these reviewers was yourself: - that above all, - (which is the fact which posterity will notice most) - when the party you supported was driven from power [page break] never to regain it again; & when the most obstinate & ferocious of the other Tory writers recalled, in some measure, their [?--rious] libellous writings on the poets aforesaid, - your Ma-gazine was the only one which did not do so: - that you have continued your spiteful abuse of Mr. Hunt, down to the very last month, - November 1850!!-in your review of “Alton Locke:” - & that you have always been fore-most to attack & annoy the earlier writings of young poets, - as, those of Mr. Tennyson, in 1832, - &, to take later instances, - the author of the “Strayed Reveller,” in September 1849, - & Mr. Bailey, in April 1850: - in a word, that you have given to this your magazine,-or, rather, to the writers of it, -the character of a hard, ferocious, immoderate, spiteful, & cowardly, set of authors; to whom, anything in the shape of gentleness, kindness, or mo-deration, is utterly unknown: -ultimately & finally, that when, with the utmost civility & politeness, you have been requested to make some apology, by way of amendment, you have not only taken no notice of the request, - but, as if, out of very spitefulness & insolence, you have, in the very same number of your periodical, in which it was hoped you would [page break] make the aforesaid apology, - renewed your abominable insolence. -Such is a plain statement of the case . Before, however, I conclude, I may remark, that it still is just possible, - though certainly not likely, that you may not have received my two previous letters. If such was the case, (which I can hardly think,) I may inform you that I recently, (about Oct. 23rd.) addressed you a long, - & I trust a civilly & moderately written /letter.)/ letter, detailing all the facts that I have just spoken of, - & requesting that, in the Nov. number of Blackwood’s Magazine, you would make some small apology for them: - However, you certainly did not make any; - in consequence of which, I wrote you another shorter letter (written in rather warmer lan-guage, in which, I am sure, I was fully justified by the circumstances,) requesting that you would, at least, shortly grant me a reply; stating your final deter-minations. (In both letters, I also requested that you would observe a profound secrecy, - as I do also, in this third one.) I also gave my address, - the Cheque Office, Bank of England. -I have received, however, not the shortest reply since then; - which is the cause of my addressing you now, for the third time . [page break] -I have but one thing more to say. -If you still continue in your unprecedented malice &obstinacy, you cannot reasonably suppose that I shall forget it, in my future life, - for you may see, from my addressing you three times without any chance of success, - that I am not without determination. You must also be aware, that in these times of liberation &progress, - the fact of a person being advanced in years or in a considerably dignified station, cannot shield him from hatred & contempt, (and their effects) if he merits them, as you most richly do. -Consequently, I consider myself, with regard to you, in much the same light, as Milton might, when at Cambridge, have consi-dered himself, with regard to some venerable (but odious), head of a college, who, in his former life, had distinguished himself by his adulation at James the First’s Court. The latter might have the advantage for a time: - but when Milton has attained to manhood, (as I shall soon do)-with whom would the superiority rest? - Such are our respective positions . Whether you will yet, before it is too late, do, as I have now so frequently requested you; - I know not. Should you not do so, you may rest assured, that I shall not be with without ample retaliation. Should you yet, however, (in the December number) acknowledge, & apologize for, all your previous faults, - the world, I am sure, will be but too glad to forget them all. - Your obedient servant , R.L. Borradaile.
Transcript By	Holtsnider, Nana
Transcript Location	University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept.

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Digital Collection	Leigh Hunt Letters
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Transcript	London. Nov. 7th 1850 . To Professor Wilson . Sir ; For the third time I now address you: &, as I have but very little more to say, & I scarcely expect, that, after your previous obstinate silence, you will answer this, - although I certainly wish that such might be the case, - it will probably be the last time. - Suffice it to this that I make a general summary of the case: which is as follows: - that, in the year 1817, you, with several others, established a monthly magazine, which supported, in the most immoderate & intemperate manner, every oppressive & obnoxious measure of the Tory Government. & attacked, with unparalleled malignity, all authors, especially poetical ones, - whose politics differed from /your own/ those of its writers: - that the principal of these reviewers was yourself: - that above all, - (which is the fact which posterity will notice most) - when the party you supported was driven from power [page break]

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