Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1

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I am proud to have been honoured with your Lordship’s permission to
dedicate to you the following narrative of historical events, respecting
which the public has not previously been placed in a position to form a
correct judgment.  Your Lordship’s generous acquiescence enables me to
discharge a double debt:  First—­of thanks to one whose high political
character this country will ever warmly cherish;—­Secondly—­of deep-felt
gratitude for the countenance and efficient aid experienced from your
Lordship at a period when party faction made me the object of bitter
resentment; the injustice of which could in no way be better
demonstrated, than by the fact that—­in the midst of unmerited obloquy,
it was my high privilege to preserve your Lordship’s friendship and
esteem.