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Linc. Inn. March 2 1779
Peace is made agreed upon between Austria & Prussia — So Swede was
told a few days ago by Baron I forget his name Secretary to the
Imperial Embassy. The Emperor had augmented his army
to 390,000 men.
Dry-Rot
No — you never said any thing to me about Dry-Rot. Examine
it particularly. Fix upon a piece of wood on which this vegetation
is just commencing: observe it from day to day, and trace it through all
its progress from its first occurrence to its decay, if clear it does decay.
Watch the changes the timber endures at the same time. I can very
easily conceive it to be a symptom of putrefaction in the wood — putrified
wood being the proper habitation for this kind of plant. But
that it should be a cause of putrefaction, is odd enough.
If you collect any specimens for Banks or any body else, take
care that the collection be compleat, extracting it in all its stages
and well preserved: and that is not bruised; and cut some of the
wood it grows on be taken off along with it.
Banks
Yes — do try if you can get Dr. Lind to write such a letter
about it to Banks as may afford you an introduction. You may
say to him that when you write about it and mention that
"you know no harm of me: you may even speak a good
"word for me, if you think you can do it with a safe conscience:
"in short you may say as much in my favour as your
"conscience will let you say; for the truth of the matter is it might
"be in Bank's power to be of service to me, by means of the interest
"he has with E. Sandwich" — And then you may tell him the
story of Fitzherbert's first attempts to make interest for you through
Banks,
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