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Fetcham Friday 6th Sept:r 1776.
Hon:d Sir

Not having it in my power to wait on you in person,
I must content myself with writing. My Mare is not
at present in a condition by any means to be ridden: it was
with the utmost difficulty I got her to and from Ripley
yesterday. Her disorder, whatever it is, does not shew itself by
any external symptoms except extreme sluggishness and failure
of appetite. The master of the Talbot recommended it to me
to get her bled yesterday and I did so: he told me that
horses would every now and then get those symptoms from a
redundance of blood occasioned by high feeding. To day she is
rather better than she was yesterday: should she grow worse,
I intend to apply to a man I have heard of in this neighbourhood
who looks after Sir George's horses.

It was about ½ after 10 yesterday when I reached Ripley.
The Ladies had been returned ever since Sunday. In all
that time they had not seen a single creature of their neighbours.
They had sent word to nobody: and I happen'd to be
first visitor. Before I was The Footman open'd the gates to me

Identifier: | JB/538/054/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1776-09-06	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	054	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham; Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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