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yet to be done, which I made no doubt Mr W. would dispatch
as soon as he could. He seemed rather uneasy at the question; to
which you see I could not return a mere favourable answer. She seemed not very well satisfied, &. I suppose
she would have questioned me more particularly, but he took
care she should not have an opportunity of speaking to me alone a
moment. I am apt to think that was partly the reason of his being
so long before he called upon me. I should have told you that
I called on them at their quarters this morning & staid with them
from 10 till 1/2 after 11.

Mrs W. put me into rather an awkward situation. Her husband
comes to town promising either to be back or write by —
certain day - does neither - she writes to him - he takes no notice
of her letter. She writes to me in an agony letter upon
letter, begging me to make hue and cry after him

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Monday March 17th 1777 Linc. Inn.

I had written thus far when I was interrupted. It is no matter
You can supply the rest. Your letter is come to hand. I can write
no more at present.

There is a very short life of D. Hume come out, written
by himself. I have just been reading it — it will do service to the
cause.

I have just been reading an authentic account of the trial of John
the Painter with his confession which charges Silas Dean pointedly
with the procurement: but nobody else. Only a Dr Bancroft
with the knowledge of the intention.

Adieu my dear Sam. Love to Mrs D. I shall write again
probably e'er long.

The old Gentleman was with me this morning. He was asking
after you and wondering he had not heard from you. He complains
much of his Lungs; says they are sore: thinks it is the
Gout is got there: says he is afraid he is going to be in the same way
he was in last October: and that he is going to have an Asthma. He
says he would go to Bath as he has been advised, were it not that his affairs

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Date_1	1777-03-14	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	109	Info in main headings field
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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