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Linc. Inn Jan. 18th 1779

WRECKS

In the Lond. Chron Jan. 14th 1779 you will see an account of
the wreck of a Fr. E. Indiaman at Mostyn in Flint Shire
inter alia a box of diamonds worth £16,000. & a wedge of
gold weighing £b 22. If the box should be beat to pieces, at any
rate the gold will stay. Look in the papers about the wrecks

When you come to town bring with you the two books
of Priestly's belonging to the charts - They will do exceedingly well
to bind with Trusler's chronology

Did I tell you that a 4th vol. of Priestly on Airs will
be out in April?

NORTHERN DISCOVERIES

Lond. Chron. Jan. 14
"Portsmouth Jan. 11. Arrived the Fortune armed
"ship from the North Seas, which was sent out some time ago to
"make new discoveries." Let me know what you can pick up
about this.

VITRIOLICO-MAGNESIAN STONE

7 at night

I have received your letter - What makes you think of
sitting about trying the experiments on Epsom Salt at present?
Have you any prospect of it's being of any particular use to you?
If you should try them, take care of you do not put your finger in.
Swede says, that if you put your finger in the water, & strew
it the way round about your finger it will petrify so fast
about your finger that you will be puzzled to get it off; & that a
man might almost lose his finger by it. If you were to stay till
you came to town, you might it try it with Swede's assistance.

I did not enlarge upon the objections on point of disrepute because
Wilson was by & because I thought Q.S.P. would expiate
most abundantly; or a given reason would be as good from
him as from me. What he said applied principally to your leaving
Witchel's for the sake of your being with your pupil. That would be

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Date_1	1779-01-18	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	283	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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