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Hon:d Sir I take the liberty of sending you these two letters of Sam's, imagining
they will give you pleasure, and that you
will not grudge the postage of them. My respects wait upon my Mother. My health
is better than when I saw you last. I have taken some pills that were prescribed by Dr
Fordyce to Mr Walton and they appear to have been of service to me. Your's dutifully
and affectionately J.B.
Portsmouth Academy July 5th 1778.
It was not till yesterday evening at my return from St Helens where I went
on fryday morning that I received either of your letters. I had wondered
that I did not hear from you but waited for my return from St Helens where
I might pick up a little news before I should write to you again.
The parcel came safe, also & your letter of the next day. I
know not what to attribute these letters being so long in coming: unless it that it
being I believe the first letter directed to the Dockyard the man at the
posthouse was willing to persuade himself that it was intended to go to the
Navy Coffeehouse that he might get the p additional penny. The Dockyard
postman must fight for it another time if he cant get it without.
I received Mrs D. also at the same time.
I cannot conceive by what means Lind's letter was delayed I sent it from the
Coffeehouse in the manner other letters are sent from the same place the day it
was written.
On Monday last I breakfasted and dined onboard the Formidable, then at Spithead Mr Hugh
Palliser came onboard. He asked Captn Barely who I was upon being told he
said he recollected my being with Mr Gray very well. During my stay onboard
I projected an alteration in the apparatus for steering the purpose of
which was to make it easier to supply the place of an essential part [a rope]
which is very liable to give way especially in time of Action and which
accident might go a great way in putting the Ship in to the enemy's
hands. power. The means that by which I first thought of effecting this improvement
would were such as I possibly might have gained some credit by. The
alteration I proposed to have made in the apparatus was considerable
and I have told you that his Majesty is mighty fond of this said apparatus.
However I had no sooner descipbed my proposal and by the
desire of the officer Captn &c given directions to the Ship Carpenter to have
it executed, than it occurred to me that the improvement might be
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Samuel Bentham |
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