The «Do as you please» reply, verbatim in full: «Como en la ant.r comunic.n de V

Departmental State Papers, tomo IV · BANC MSS C-A 29, document 363

The «Do as you please» reply, verbatim in full: «Como en la ant.r comunic.n de V. me diga q.e va á romper el fuego, y q.e las armas decidan la suerte de amb.s partidos, diré á V. que obre de la manera que le parezca.» — the third-summons refusal Bancroft III renders as 'Do as you please.' Recovered 2026-09-02 from inside d228's span.

Date1838 (sin fecha ni lugar) (inferred)
FromCastañeda
ToJosé Castro
Place—
SeriesDepartmental State Papers
TomoIV
Original tomo pagep.424
Savage copy page190 (ms 189)
Scan leafn187
Document typeverbatim transcription
Sourceverbatim transcription

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