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1820 Dec. 9 11
J.B. to Blaquiere
The misfortune is he combines penny wisdom, or
rather penny savingness without wisdom, with pound
folly. He has laid out about £6,000 in brush books
only because old and printed in black letter: upwards of
£600 in one such book: so I was assured by a
friend of mine who was with him t'other day and
heard him giving this account of his purchases which he saw.
In regard to correspondence thing
is that I have not received from Mora a syllable
later than that letter of the 30th of October which passed
through your hands.
On the other hand so far as regards my own designs
to which you have been so largely contributory
every thing is in the most prosperous state.
has at length been received (I have not the day)
but so I learnt some time ago from Mr Barney and or Mr Lawrence of Trinity Square, by whom they were sent, of
the arrival of the Two Brothers at Bilbao, and thereafter of course
the books. That however is eclipsed by greater things.
I have On the 7th or 8th instant Decr I received from the
Chevalier de Colomb first Secretary to the Spanish Mission (descendant of Columbus) an official
letter in English accompanying a letter in Spanish
quoting the words of a Commission in force in the King's name which he had
just received from the Finance Minister (Canga Arguelles)
authorizing and requiring him to treat with me, about
a certain plan relative to Paper money that had been
mentioned in one of my letters to Mora – Oh yes
the Minister's letter to Mora passed through your hands.
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letter 2728, vol. 10 |
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