Bailie, John

7 Manchester Buildings /
Westminster. _ 16th October 1819 /
Sir, /
I have the honour to acknowledge /
the receipt of your letter of the 14\th/ /
Instant, conveying to me Earl Bathursts /
opinion that I should provide adequate /
medical attendance for the large proportion /
of individuals composing my party during /
the Voyage, and directing me to state to you /
the measures which I might adopt for /
that purpose._ Fully impres+sed with the /
importance of Earl Bathurst's suggestion /
I have the honour to acquaint you /
that I have engaged Daniel O’Flinn Physician /
and Surgeon, and Edward Roberts, Surgeon /
to accompany my party in their profes+sional /
Capacity, should it meet your approbation. /
From my personal acquaintance with M\r/: /
O’Flinn I am enabled to bear testimony to /
his humanity, and the testimonials which /
he can produce will I trust be found /
unexceptionable._ Mr. Roberts is a pupil /
of /
Henry Goulburn Esq\r/ /
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of M\r/: Hay of Leeds and is a Member /
of the Royal College of Surgeons._ /
In reference to the concluding paragraph /
of your letter, I beg leave to state /
that the delay in transmitting my returns /
is occasioned by the distance of the /
residences of my numerous Country Settlers /
but I trust I shall be enabled to /
complete them on the 18\th/: Instant. _ /
I have the honour to be /
Sir /
Your most obed\t/ hum\l/ Serv\t/ /
John Bailie._ /