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August 22. 1779

I Samuel Bentham do make this my last Will and Testament
Whatsoever is in my power I leave give and bequeath to my said Brother J.B. : him
also I make sole Executor of this my Will

Whereas my capital will be considerably reduced by the expence
of voyage the excursion I am about to undertake, and whereas my Brother Jeremy
Bentham stands more in need of what little I may leave than
any body else whom I could think of leaving any thing to,
I hereby revoke all former Wills and Testaments, giving and beque
him whatever is in my power, and making him sole Executor
of this my Will.

I will send you a Sheet of English Paper like this
to write it on. Send it back to me by means of Strachan.
By the same means send also if you a copy of the "Journey
through Holland" or whatever the book is which he told us of. It
will be a great delight to me to follow you on your travels:
& I may collect from it inquirenda, videnda &c for you against
you return that way. I mean if you can get another in addition
to your own.

Send me also by the same means the map of Courland
if you can get it. It is by a Mr. Groll I think his name
is or Grot a Clergyman of that country. Don't put me off
with an old antiquated one of a prior date to his.

Mr DeCourt tells me of a certain sort of Biscuit, which
he exports to France, which is very common in Holland, but which
he has never seen here. If they are good and you find that any the
increase they make in the parcel would not be attended with any
considerable trouble to Mr Strachan or expence to meus but not otherwise, you
might send a small parcel of them to Mrs Lind.

I hope you have been in no need of being reminded of the force
of HABIT.

The name of the new Padlock is "Habit" as well as of the other. The
fewer burthens upon the memory I thought the better:

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Identifier: | JB/538/358/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1779-08-25	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	358	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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