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but then Ld North has the king's ear, connections, Parliamentary
habits, & can speak.
I have a letter to day from Forster — "Every body" says he
"speaks of Macbride as you do and your Brother."
"I am vexed about you & Lind — Did he not idolize you?
"and has he not picked up ideas from you? and did he not call
"you (when I hinted some doubts about — before I had any
"acquaintance with you —) the first of men? And did I not
"answer and say "Then his mother must have been a most
"excellent woman?
I have had with me this morning one Schwediauer A German Physician
from Vienna recommended to me by Forster — He will be of
he is one of us — He has translated Fordyce's Elements
German — He thinks of going to Moscow
Petersburgh in about a month — if n
he stays in London about 4 months. I hope he
will be of use there in quality of trumpeter. If he does not
go his friend Pilati may be of use in that way, for Pilati
has two young Russian Princes under his care - Pilati
did you ever hear me mention him is a man of some fortune
a Lawyer a native of Trent a city in Italy subject to
the Emperor — He has written books which shew him to be
longing for what I am executing. He knows the Bern
people and Schwediauer (or as they call him for shortness (Swede)
will get me an account of them from him. The leading man, Swede
assures me is one of us.
Reserve one of the franks for to send back the power of Attorney which I will
send you in my next.
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Jeremy Bentham |
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