Poland Street No. 18
Sept 3d. 1783.

Sir

Your return (for which I have impatiently waited ) gives
me at last an opportunity of expressing my astonishment at the purport
of your Letter dated the 20th. of June, wherein you a second time deny me
that satisfaction which as an injured person I have a right to expect at
your hands I am equally surprised at Your again making use of the
expression (this late hour) when you must be sensible that the hour on which
I called upon you, was that which Your sir had appointed; (Vict. When I had
proved to the World, that your original accusation was ill grounded ) I
delayed making farther applications on this subject till a General Court Martial
had Fully, and Honorably acquitted me; and till I had made my Obeisance to
His Majesty for the Gracious mark of his favour I had lately received Looking
then upon every objection as removed, I requested You to Fulfill your promise,
which You thought proper to decline. I am now sir under the necessity of acquanit
ing You, that Your must either resolve to meet me at Six O'Clock tomorrow
morning with Pistols, at the King in Hyde Park , accompanied by a Friend;
or submit to be held up to the World in a most dishonorable light

With regard to what you mentioned of defending your person if attacked,
I can only observe, that while thore are other modes by which Gentlemen may
deside their differences, I shall never adopt that of an Assassin

I am Sir

Your obedient
Servant

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