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my 2 friends and some other of the Packet company in post Waggons
to Rotterdam. The Dutchess of Devonshire is here I have just
seen her at dinner I can write no more than that I am your
dutifull Son SB.

Fils Saml. B—m
Letter dated Helvoetsluys
Tuesday 31st Augt. 1779
Recd. at Imley Park
near Brackley Northtonshire
Tuesday Evening the 5th Sepr
1779.

Jere:h Bentham Esqr
Imley Park
near Brackley
Northamptonshire

1779} S.B. Helvoetsluy
Sept} to
3 } Q.S.P. Q.S.P.

S.B .B. son Frere
Monday afternoon, a Little after p,m, we discovered Land just before us, They say it is the Island
of Shoen Zeeland I think. I hear y rejoyce we once more know where we are wch is what nobody on
board has done for these two Days. what with Contrary winds & miserable Steerage neither the
Capt or his Crew cod tell what Land we shod first See, one good Effect the bad Steerage
has had, is to inspire me to write half a Sheet of Inserenda upon the Causes of it
and I believe the pus will be good for Something. I flatter myself yt I made
better Steerage than either Capt or his Crew; but I shall have one day or other
have some better Compasses to Steer by. Czernichef or the Duke may
have the first of Them.
On Board the Jonge Maria an Eel Boat bound for Helvoets

Identifier: | JB/538/366/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1779-08-30	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	366	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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