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was a strong report too about Philadelphia: but that was some-time
ago; and begins now to be doubted of.

Gen: Lee is said to have behaved in an abject manner, begging
his life and pretending to have been intending to take benefit of
the proclamation.

You have heard doubtless that the reverend and singularly
pious Dr Dodd, author of a commentary on the Bible, of which
our cousin Sam. Ray was idolatrous, preacher at the
Magdalen &c &c. is in custody for a forgery. He is to be
tried on Saturday. I shall make Alderman Clark take
me there if his consummate laziness (for it is early in
the morning) does not prevent him. My dear Sam I
write so many sheets in a day and am so fatigued I can
scrawl no more to thee.

Wilson and I dine by invitation tomorrow at Dr Fordyces'
To confess the truth to you I never seen Nairne since

Dr Price is coming out with some more of his stuff in which Lind I understand is to be attacked. He was
saying t'other day to Cadell the bookseller that none of all the attacks that have been made upon him have hurt him
except Lind's

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Date_1	1777-02-14	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	097	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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