Note 411 — Chapter XIII · THOMAS COLLINS. PHILLIPS THE SACERDOTAL SPY
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The zealous subserviency of Collins, as in the case of Reynolds and Magan, originated in pecuniary straits. A letter of January 24, 1792, to Giffard, speaks of the accommodation he had received at his hands; and addressing Mr. Cooke (June 26, 1793), he dilates on his 'embarrassments.'