Robert Hall, Leicester, to Thomas Babington, 23 February        1824. 

     Dear Sir,

  With respect to the title of the tract, I wish to leave it entirely to you.

  As to the propriety of putting my name to it, I know not what to say.  On the one hand I should extreamly dislike the appearance & attention which I am afraid would attach to the affixing my name to such a paper.  And on the other, I should be sorry that through any delicacy of mine the appeal to the public on so important a subject, should be rendered less efficacious.  On the whole, I think it best to leave this also to you. If you think a name appearing to it will occasion it to be more read, I submit, though with reluctance.  But if otherwise, it would be much more grateful to my feelings.  I would wish you to determine in this matter just as you would were you in my situation.

  I feel the full force of your remark respecting the number of [pages?] necessary & am sincerely obliged to you for it.  I remain with high esteem my dear Sir

  Your obedient friend,

Robert Hall

Monday.

Text: Babington MSS, 20/53, Trinity College Library, Cambridge.