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				<title>Letter to William Hope</title>
                <title type="alternative">Letter to William Hope, 21 January 1858</title>
				<author xml:id="DL">Livingstone, David, 1813-1873</author>
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				<pubPlace>London</pubPlace>
				<date>2005-05-04</date>
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				<bibl xml:id="recipient"><persName>Hope, William</persName></bibl>
				<bibl xml:id="date"><date when="1858-01-21">21 January 1858</date></bibl>
				<bibl xml:id="where">12 Kensington Palace Gardens, London</bibl>
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				<date>2005-04-28</date>
				<name xml:id="CO">Caroline Overy</name>Initial Transcription
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				<date>2006-02-12</date>
				<name xml:id="CL">Chris Lawrence</name>first proof
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				<date>2006-02-19</date>
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<lb/><p rend="center"><placeName>12 Kensington Palace Gardens</placeName></p>
<lb/><p rend="right"><space extent="3" unit="chars"/>21<hi rend="sup underline">st</hi> January</p>
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<lb/><p>My Dear Sir</p>
<lb/><p><space extent="2" unit="words"/>the report concerning 
<lb/>our sailing from Liverpool on 
<lb/>saturday next is not correct 
<lb/>but we hope to take our departure 
<lb/>from Liverpool in a short time 
<lb/>subsequent to that day.</p>
<lb/><p>With respect to the money 
<lb/>testimonial I feel greatly obliged 
<lb/>by your kindness in mentioning 
<lb/>it and I most thankfully 
<lb/>present my acknowledgements 
<lb/>to the kind friends who have 

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<lb/>favoured me by their generosity 
<lb/>These expressions of approbation 
<lb/>of my labours in time past 
<lb/>make me feel under additional 
<lb/>obligations to exert myself 
<lb/>in the same line in future 
<lb/>And I hope that the friends 
<lb/>who now applaud will 
<lb/>continue to sympathize with 
<lb/>me in my efforts even 
<lb/>though we may meet with 
<lb/>difficulties of which we have 
<lb/>now no conception. Business 
<lb/>men like the Liverpool merchants 
<lb/>understand such enterprises as 
<lb/>that in which I am engaged 
<lb/>and to them I shall look 

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<lb/>for consideration should it 
<lb/>so happen that contrary to 
<lb/>our expectations we <choice><sic>recieve</sic><corr>receive</corr></choice>
<lb/>any sort of check in the 
<lb/>outset. Of the ultimate success 
<lb/>I have no manner of doubt 
<lb/>though I may not be privileged 
<lb/>to see it. I thank you all 
<lb/>most unfeignedly for your 
<lb/>kindness.</p>
<lb/><p>If the sum is placed 
<lb/>to my account at Coutts &amp; co
<lb/>Bankers, Strand you will 
<lb/><space extent="1" unit="words"/>oblige yours gratefully</p>
<lb/><p>David Livingstone</p>
<lb/>
<lb/><p rend="no-indent"><persName><choice><abbr>Wi<hi rend="sup underline">m</hi></abbr><expan>William</expan></choice> Hope</persName> Esq.</p>
			
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