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is not yet to be expected, nevertheless I can not help being
anxious, about the manner of your being so — and it is
not in my power alone - it w give me the greatest
pleasure to see you are not wanting in what ever may
conduce to it yourself - It is a gloomy Day, the heavyne
of the Weather, is a weight upon my Spirits — your's I hop
are not subject to be so affected - I suppose the Fast
enjoyned upon this Day, will give the men in yryard
a Rest to their Labours, — your Brother Fair, hav finding a
the Seat he has already purchas'd in the Crown Office by no manner sufficient
for the present, has
his mind & attention wholly taken up at present,
in looking out for some Place in the Law, in the
purchase of w.ch to lay out his money to the best
advantage for his Subsistence upon his removing
from hence to Chambers w.ch he proposes to hav
in the Temple, in Two or three months time upon his
coming of age w.ch he will do upon ye 24th of next
month — He is truly sensible of what consequence it
is, to be able to live & make a decent appeara
in Life, that you my dear Sam, may be in
some such situation; soon after you arrive at an
age when it will be expected you shod, is the
hearty wish of
your affectionate
Father Jh B

Queen's Square Place
Westmr 13th Dec.r 1776
2.d O.S.

write soon - P.S. I fear you forget to mention to M.rs
Davis our request to get us half
a Dozen Pounds of Tea, or what
she can — it will be very accept
shall we see you at Xma

1776
Decr
Jeremiah Bentham
to SB

Identifier: | JB/538/076/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1776-12-03	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	076	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Jeremiah Bentham	Watermarks
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