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with Borrow.
{180a} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 30th June 1836.
{181a} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 7th July 1836.
{181b} Ibid.
{181c} Ibid.
{181d} Ibid.
{182a} Dr Usoz was a Spaniard of noble birth, a pupil of Mezzofanti, and one of the editors of El Espanol. He occupied the chair of Hebrew at Valladolid. He was deeply interested in the work of the Bible Society, and was fully convinced that in nothing but the reading of the Bible could the liberty in Spain be found.
{182b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 25th December 1837.
{182c} La Granja was a royal palace some miles out of Madrid, to which the Queen Regent had withdrawn. On the night of 12th August, two sergeants had forced their way into the Queen Regent's presence, and successfully demanded that she should restore the Constitution of 1812. This incident was called the Revolution of La Granja.
{183a} The Bible in Spain, pages 197-206.
{183b} 30th July 1836.
{183c} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 10th August 1836.
{184a} 17th October 1836.
{185a} The Bible in Spain, pages 209-11.
{185b} Ibid., page 211.
{186a} The Rev. Wentworth Webster in The Journal of Gypsy Lore Society, vol. i., July 1888-Oct. 1889.
{187a} Letter from Rev. A. Brandram, 6th Jan. 1837.
{188a} Isidor Just Severin, Baron Taylor (1789-1879), was a naturalised Frenchman and a great traveller. In 1821 he, with Charles Nodier, wrote the play Bertram, which was produced with great success at Paris in 1821. Later he was made Commissaire du Theatre Francais, and authorised the production of Hernani and Le Mariage de Figaro. Later he became Inspecteur-General des Beaux Arts (1838). When seen by Borrow in Seville he was collecting Spanish pictures for Louis-Philippe.
{189a} The Bible in Spain, page 221.
{190a} The Bible in Spain, page 237.
{190b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 26th Dec. 1836.
{191a} In letter to the Rev. A. Brandram (26th Dec. 1836), Borrow gives the quantity of brandy as two bottles. This letter was written within a few hours of the act and is more likely to be accurate.
{191b} The Bible in Spain, page 254.
{191c} Borrow's letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 14th Jan. 1837.
{191d} He was authorised to purchase 600 reams at 60 reals per ream, whereas he paid only 45 reals a ream for a paper "better," he wrote, "than I could have purchased at 70."
{192a} Author of La Historia de las Cortes de Espana durante el Siglo XIX. (1885) and other works of a political character. He was also proprietor and editor of El Espanol. Isturitz had intended raising Borrego to the position of minister of finance when his government suddenly terminated.
{192b} General report prepared by Borrow in the Autumn of 1838 for the General Committee of the Bible Society detailing his labours in Spain. This was subsequently withdrawn, probably on account of its somewhat aggressive tone. In the course of this work the document will be referred to as General Report, Withdrawn.
{192c} To Rev. A. Brandram, 14th Jan. 1837.
{193a} To Rev. A. Brandram, 14th Jan. 1837.
{194a} 27th January 1837.
{194b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 27th Feb. 1837.
{195a} Letter from Rev. A. Brandram to Borrow, 22nd March 1837.
{195b} Letter from Borrow to Rev. A. Brandram, 25th Dec. 1837.
{195c} Letter from Borrow to Rev. A. Brandram, 27th February 1837.
{195d} Rev. Wentworth Webster in The Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, vol. i., July 1888-October 1889.
{196a} General Report withdrawn.
{196b} General Report, withdrawn.
{196c} Borrow to Richard Ford. Letters of Richard Ford 1797-1858. Ed. R. E. Prothero. Murray, 1905.
{197a} Letter from Borrow to Rev. A. Brandram, 7th June 1837.
{197b} Ibid.
{197c} Ibid.
{198a} Letter from Borrow to the Rev. A. Brandram, 27th February 1837.
{199a} As the method adopted was practically the same in every town he visited, no further reference need be made to the fact, and in the brief survey of the journeys that Borrow himself has described so graphically,
{180a} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 30th June 1836.
{181a} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 7th July 1836.
{181b} Ibid.
{181c} Ibid.
{181d} Ibid.
{182a} Dr Usoz was a Spaniard of noble birth, a pupil of Mezzofanti, and one of the editors of El Espanol. He occupied the chair of Hebrew at Valladolid. He was deeply interested in the work of the Bible Society, and was fully convinced that in nothing but the reading of the Bible could the liberty in Spain be found.
{182b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 25th December 1837.
{182c} La Granja was a royal palace some miles out of Madrid, to which the Queen Regent had withdrawn. On the night of 12th August, two sergeants had forced their way into the Queen Regent's presence, and successfully demanded that she should restore the Constitution of 1812. This incident was called the Revolution of La Granja.
{183a} The Bible in Spain, pages 197-206.
{183b} 30th July 1836.
{183c} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 10th August 1836.
{184a} 17th October 1836.
{185a} The Bible in Spain, pages 209-11.
{185b} Ibid., page 211.
{186a} The Rev. Wentworth Webster in The Journal of Gypsy Lore Society, vol. i., July 1888-Oct. 1889.
{187a} Letter from Rev. A. Brandram, 6th Jan. 1837.
{188a} Isidor Just Severin, Baron Taylor (1789-1879), was a naturalised Frenchman and a great traveller. In 1821 he, with Charles Nodier, wrote the play Bertram, which was produced with great success at Paris in 1821. Later he was made Commissaire du Theatre Francais, and authorised the production of Hernani and Le Mariage de Figaro. Later he became Inspecteur-General des Beaux Arts (1838). When seen by Borrow in Seville he was collecting Spanish pictures for Louis-Philippe.
{189a} The Bible in Spain, page 221.
{190a} The Bible in Spain, page 237.
{190b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 26th Dec. 1836.
{191a} In letter to the Rev. A. Brandram (26th Dec. 1836), Borrow gives the quantity of brandy as two bottles. This letter was written within a few hours of the act and is more likely to be accurate.
{191b} The Bible in Spain, page 254.
{191c} Borrow's letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 14th Jan. 1837.
{191d} He was authorised to purchase 600 reams at 60 reals per ream, whereas he paid only 45 reals a ream for a paper "better," he wrote, "than I could have purchased at 70."
{192a} Author of La Historia de las Cortes de Espana durante el Siglo XIX. (1885) and other works of a political character. He was also proprietor and editor of El Espanol. Isturitz had intended raising Borrego to the position of minister of finance when his government suddenly terminated.
{192b} General report prepared by Borrow in the Autumn of 1838 for the General Committee of the Bible Society detailing his labours in Spain. This was subsequently withdrawn, probably on account of its somewhat aggressive tone. In the course of this work the document will be referred to as General Report, Withdrawn.
{192c} To Rev. A. Brandram, 14th Jan. 1837.
{193a} To Rev. A. Brandram, 14th Jan. 1837.
{194a} 27th January 1837.
{194b} Letter to Rev. A. Brandram, 27th Feb. 1837.
{195a} Letter from Rev. A. Brandram to Borrow, 22nd March 1837.
{195b} Letter from Borrow to Rev. A. Brandram, 25th Dec. 1837.
{195c} Letter from Borrow to Rev. A. Brandram, 27th February 1837.
{195d} Rev. Wentworth Webster in The Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, vol. i., July 1888-October 1889.
{196a} General Report withdrawn.
{196b} General Report, withdrawn.
{196c} Borrow to Richard Ford. Letters of Richard Ford 1797-1858. Ed. R. E. Prothero. Murray, 1905.
{197a} Letter from Borrow to Rev. A. Brandram, 7th June 1837.
{197b} Ibid.
{197c} Ibid.
{198a} Letter from Borrow to the Rev. A. Brandram, 27th February 1837.
{199a} As the method adopted was practically the same in every town he visited, no further reference need be made to the fact, and in the brief survey of the journeys that Borrow himself has described so graphically,