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giving vouchers; not that we shall be to give vouchers
but that we might understand with what degree
of confidence we might venture to exhibit each
particular — For example the story about Genl Howe's
stealing the Horse, about the Yankee who wanted ye Genl Lord Howe
to protect him against his wife, the story of Davies's
Shipwreck on the Island, the escape of the Eagle &c
&c &c — Collect likewise as many particulars as
you can relative to the history of Gambier not forgetting
the history of the knocker. As to Peake pump
him too — In the letter which he will deliver you
I have already mentioned his having confirmed to me
the main substance of your stories about Keppel with
some elucidatory additions — As to him I suppose you will
hardly think it adviseable to let him know any thing
of the design — You may depend upon my managing matters
so that nobody shall be in any danger of its being
traced to him — What renders this the more easy is that
the anecdotes will be furnished by several contributors

What makes me put confidence in Schwede is not any is
not any particular confidence in his steadiness with regard to
projects but the continual observation I have been making
before ever this project came in contemplation of his remarkable
indifference for all tittle tattle about persons — The merits of

Identifier: | JB/538/254/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1778-11-??	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	254	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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