14/26 The history of this prince's life he lent me afterwards to read, while it was yet in manuscript, in which I observed that he had recorded all the facts now mentioned. Indeed he made no hesitation to state them, either when we were by ourselves, or when others were in company with us. He repeated them at one time in the presence both of Mr.Cruden and of Mr.Coupland. The latter was then a slave-merchant at Liverpool. He seemed to be fired at the relation of these circumstances. |