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He ought so to charge me and so to husband the leather
that at least they should not be dearer this way than
the other— Let him make two pairs immediately
which bring or send by the first opportunity with the
pumps the shoes he made me fitted me exceedingly well
till I changed them and then I found them
gape incorrigibly in the exterior quarter comme
ça. Let him know this — If you come to town
within a week dont send them - otherwise do — direct
them to be left till call for and give me notice
beside the common enveloppe & put them up in
separate papers, that I may put them in different
pockets
Latam sapientiae in my next: which will probably
be on Friday.
In a Paper you will find some Zaffre (see
Chym Dict.)
I want to make some sympathetic Ink for Miss
What I want is to get it as concentrated as possible
for what I have been able to make hitherto has
been too faint - it would not shew much of a colour
without the paper's being heated almost to scorching,
or at least to such a heat as renders it ineffaçable.
The misfortune is Zaffe is apt to contain Bismuth
& the Salt of Bismuth has not the property desired -
Thence the solution is diluted quoad hoc, when it
is concentrated quoad corroding & discolouring the paper.
If I can get a piece of Rie. of Cobalt to send, I will
Identifier: | JB/538/039/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
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