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on account of some tracasseries he has had with the Parliaments.
He was concerned for that great rascal as he is thought to here at least
the Duc d'Aiguillon. I asked him about Marmontel - he knew
nothing of him - D'Alembert — he was his mortal enemy.
Helvetius — he was a good sort of a man enough — a well
-meaning man - but D'Alembert with all his pretensions
to Philosophy &c was the veriest intriguant that ever lived.
Linget is a professed advocate (so at least I have been told) in
his books for despotism and domestic Slavery. You may imagine
I have no great envie to be very intimate with him.
But I shall probably find means to make him of use to
me in two or three particulars. I mean by giving me information
in two or three points.

This afternoon 2 packets came from to me from Elmsly.
The first It contained The original of the Incas: The 2d my translation sealed
had carried it to him. The Seal unbroken. So
never much as looked at the contents. On the con
these words - "Pray go on." The Preliminaries th
which when assented to by him will compose the
Treaty.

You know of my receiving a poetical Epistle from Mrs
W. It will be a plague to me, as I must be obliged to
answer it in verse.

W. Adam of our Inn a Memb of Parl.t has desired Wilson to
introduce him to me. I am considering whether to say Yes.
the news transferred at Lind's worth mentioning.

Wilson has it from Adam that the news in the papers
about a packet from the Congress being taken is true. It is
believed by the people in the great Offices &c. It contains
offers from the Congress to the French begging their assistance.
Canada and the two Floridas to be given to them - with assistance
for conquering the our W. Indian Islands - Universal
naturalization of the French - and 52,000 a year for 20 or
30 years.

Identifier: | JB/538/093/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1777-01-31	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	093	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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