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On Electricity

Sir

Enclosed herewith is a Theory of the Electricity
of the Atmosphere. The Author's
and his name and address you will see in the first
page — An ingenious and worthy man, with
whom I formed a slight acquaintance in
one of the summer months. The paper I
unwittingly unwarily sends engaged to trouble you with
without having before I had read it through — I doubt
you will not find it calculated to throw
much light upon the subject. It had
been shewn to Dr Franklin, who returned
it as far as I could gather, with such
a compliment as was suggested only by politeness. After a hasty perusal on the spot,
I offer'd an objection or two, which the Author
seemingly acquiesced in: but seemed was
still unwilling to give up the thought he
had flatter'd himself with, of having it
submitted to your inspection. The relation
you bear to this branch of Science, as
adoptive father of it, subjects you, I
doubt too frequently to importunities addresses still less calculated
than this to pay you for the trouble of attending
to them. You have learnt, I suppose, to famil­­

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Date_1	1774-??-??	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	537	Main Headings	On Electricity
Folio number	324	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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