de Henry Brougham Esq., membre
du Parlement
– – – But there is a wish entertained by many among us, I believe I may say, by us all, to have the inestimable advantage of your assistance, and the hardly less important benefit of an alliance with the celebrity so justly attached to your name. A portion of our plan is, to admit occasional courses of lectures on any branch of study: and if you could be prevailed upon, to visit England at any season of the year most convenient for yourself (except the months of August and September) and to deliver a course of lectures, either in French or in English, upon any branch of literature most suited to your own taste, you would not only confer upon our University an unspeakable obligation, but render a most valuable service to letters in general. Allow me to beg, [2] that you would consider a little this request, and let me know, whether you think you can comply with it. – –
August 12. 1828