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for two People; and there are several whom I have breakfasted with
or drank Tea, whom I should ask: & I would not get any here, for it is
so dear, that what I have, would sell for 16 or 18.s a Pound. I want some
other things too, which yet I can do without till I come to London, by
borrowing. — I am glad to hear from you that My Cousin Mulford
is to spend the holidays with us; tho' I shall not much care whether
he does or no, if he spends such a Week with us as he did
last time. — I often amuse myself with anticipating the pleasure
of meeting at first with my Friends; but none so much as
Mr and Mrs Skinner; my esteem and respect for whom, I think I can compare
very properly to that of my Lord Clarendon when Mr Hyde
for Mr Selden. I imagine myself too just returned, finding you
and my Grandmama and dear little Sammy sitting by the fireside
when I come in, and his little Heart exulting and crying
Brother Jery is come. —I suppose he often asks you where I am,
and what I stay away for? and suppose I should come home, what
harm will it do? or what then? Yet do I do not wish to go home, with
that longing which I used, when I was at School; arising from
a kind of a discontentedness of the place I was in, and the want
of a great many conveniences &c. I have sent you a little something*
that we had for our last Exercise, not that I think it remarkably
good, but that I think it may possibly amuse you, and with the

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Date_1	1760-12-16	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	537	Main Headings
Folio number	060	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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