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Totton Wednesday Sept. 15.1773.
Honoured Sir
I have taken up the resolution at last
not to make the length of my neglect in not writing to
you a plea, as is sometimes the case in matters of this
sort for omitting that duty altogether. I thought to
have had to congratulate you upon the acquisition of so
agreable companion at Matlock as Mr Lind, and
intended to have taken that opportunity for a letter: but
when the time came, he could not prevail upon himself
to leave the scene of business at such a distance, while
the fate of his friends the Dantzickers continued yet
in suspense, little as the probability was become, of his
being able to render them of any service.

On Saturday fortnight Sam came up from Chatham:
we intended to have sat out on the Monday: but
as I happened to have no sleep the night before, I did
not think it prudent to undertake an expedition
so laborious as I we proposed our's should be under
such a circumstance. The next morning however [Tuesday] we sat
out a little after 5 and got to Whitchurch between
8 & 9 after travelling 36 miles on foot, whereof

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Date_1	1773-09-15	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	537	Main Headings
Folio number	261	Info in main headings field
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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