On the third day, or at the time appointed, I went with Richard Phillips to George-yard, Lombard-street, where I met all my friends as before.  I communicated to them the opinion we had formed at Lincoln’s Inn, relative to my future proceedings in the three different branches as now detailed.  They approved the plan.  On desiring a number of my books to be sent to me at my new lodgings for the purpose of distribution, Joseph Gurney Bevan, who was stated to have been present at the former interview, seemed uneasy, and at length asked me if I was going to distribute these at my own expense.  I replied, I was.  He appealed immediately to those present whether it ought to be allowed.  He asked whether, when a young man was giving up his time from morning till night, they who applauded his pursuit and seemed desirous of co-operating with him, should allow him to make such a sacrifice, or whether they should not at least secure him from loss; and he proposed directly that the remaining part of the edition should be taken off by subscription, and, in order that my feelings might not be hurt from any supposed stain arising from the thought of gaining any thing by such a proposal, they should be paid for only at the prime cost.  I felt myself much obliged to him for this tender consideration about me, and particularly for the latter part of it, under which alone I accepted the offer.  Samuel Hoare was charged with the management of the subscription, and the books were to be distributed as I had proposed, and in any way which I myself might prescribe.

This matter having been determined upon, my first care was that the books should be put into proper hands.  Accordingly I went round among my friends from day to day, wishing to secure this before I attended to any of the other objects.  In this I was much assisted by my friend Richard Phillips.  Mr. Langton began the distribution of them.  He made a point either of writing to or of calling upon those to whom he sent them.  Dr. Baker took the charge of several for the same purpose; Lord and Lady Scarsdale of others; Sir Charles and Lady Middleton of others.  Mr. Sheldon, at the request of Richard Phillips, introduced me by letter to several members of parliament, to whom I wished to deliver them myself.  Sir Herbert Mackworth, when spoken to by the latter, offered his services also.  He seemed to be particularly interested in the cause.  He went about to many of his friends in the House of Commons, and this from day to day, to procure their favour towards it.  Lord Newhaven was applied to, and distributed some.  Lord Balgonie took a similar charge.  The late Lord Hawke, who told me that he had long felt for the sufferings of the injured Africans, desired to be permitted to take his share of the distribution among members of the House of Lords, and Dr. Porteus, now Bishop of London, became another coadjutor in the same work.