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the long vacation, and a Person nothing very remarkable
as I know of for either Rank or Abilities; which they are
generally are, that attain to that honour. — a Resignation
has lately happened at New-College, which secures to my
Friend Gauntlett his Election; a thing which he had not
any hopes of half a Year ago; but there have happen'd
more Vacancies this Year than ever were known before;
the Fellowships there are very good, besides a great many
Livings the College has.

We have gone through the Science of Mechanics with
Mr Bliss, having finish'd on Saturday; and yesterday
we begun upon Optics; there are two more remaining, viz:
Hydrostatics, and Pneumatics. Mr Bliss seems to be a very
good sort of a Man, but I doubt is not very well qualified
for his Office, in the practical Way I mean, for he
is oblig'd to make excuses for almost every Experiment

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Date_1	1763-03-15	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	537	Main Headings
Folio number	158	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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