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J.B. to S.B.
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His J.B. yt indites, tho' it is Q. S. P. yt writes, ever since my
last wch you recd at Hamburgh, my Eyes have been bad, but
by force of Leeches, blisters, & Purges, they are nearly set to right
again. So yt I cod have written myself but one won't let me.
You have by this means yt Satisfaction of hearing from my
father & me at ye same time & trouble.
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It is setled, yt all, ye Correspondences shall pass between you
& me, Therefore don't expect yt my father to write to you
nor need you write to him, nor take up Paper in making
more speeches upon this Subject
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I think it was a day or two after my last yt I went to
Bring Long abt yt so Mr D. was and a way to
Portsmouth on accnt of Deputy's being laid by ye heels
for Smugling, wch made it necessary for him, to go down
Post haste in order to extricate him from Limbo or
go to sea himself, since then, I have had one Lr from him
but ye offer was then uncertain soon after that
Hardy Jail'd, & yr St Alban's with him, so yt I think it's
probable Mr D. is gone himself probably before I close
this, I may be able to let you know. Mr D., we had heard
from her last, wch was abt a week ago, was together althor
forcibly may well at Brompton.
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Since you have been gone I have recd her Lrs from
Lohman one datd Sepr 29. th other Oct. 23d in ye former
he gives me an account of the Unicorn Sheathing,
she was just then come in from America after havg
been 4 year's out, he accompanys this acct with a
Box of Shells taken from her Bottom, they are of the
Barnacle kind rising above half an Inch from the
Surface to wch they were attach'd, I wd have wish'd
he had sent ye as they were with yr metal, they
were adhering to they are broken off, but ye Verdigrence
is plainly visible upon a , wch appears
to have been ye place of Contact, he says, "The Shells
"Stuck so fast to the bottom yt I was not able to force
"them off without the help of a hammer the copper by itself
"was entirely clean & without the least of sign of
"having had ye of that substance upon it but ye
"with wch ye copper was joyn'd together had such a hard
"Shell upon them. The Nails are at the distance of 2 or 3
Inches from Each other" To the Shells adhered a quantity
of sea weed. It seems therefore, yt it is a very precise
to ye of of the as Layman the
than to ye poison and quality of it; yt it is in general
so exempt from Incrustrations. Lohman says yt the
Nails are of a Composition, Q. what can that be?
it must, I think have copper in it, but if not as
they are contiiguous to y Copper, or ting'd by it, it
comes to y Same thing.
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L. Promises you the Draft and Dimensions of a Spanish Frigate just then taken and brought in by the Pearl, The Prize is a new Ship and this her first Cruise, She Carrys 26. 12 pounders and 2 Six Pounders—He is to have the Draft from Mr. Wenham, the Assistant at Portsmouth Yard. What he means by the Draft and Dimensions I don't very well know, but you, I suppose, do.
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He promises me 2 Journals, one taken on board of Hardy's Fleet ye last Cruise, ye other, on board Sir John Ross's.5 They appear to be his own, but I am not certain, if on examing ym. I find ym. likely to be of use to you, and he can part with ym. you shall have them.
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L. has had a Commission offer'd him by Capt. Walsingham, which he is very desirous of accepting, but fears the displeasure of Czernichef, and ye Jealousy of his Countrymen, particularly Aprelef. I have advis'd him not to accept it without asking leave, as soon as this Cruise is over which he expects will be in Jany. he comes to Town, we shall then concert Instructions for you to act from, on his behalf, I have offer'd him a Bed at Lincoln's Inn.
Dr. Sam in return for ye assistance I have given your Brother as his Emanuensis, he has allow'd me to Convert myself into a Principal to tell you how much I have been pleas'd with the Perusal of your Letters, and to find by ym. yt. you have made your way so well, where ever you have been, nothing can be more flattering than the Receptions you have met with, nor more encouraging and Stimulating to pursue your progress. As yr. acquaintance you have made and the Conversations you have had prov'd to be of Startling Value, go on my dear Sam and continue to make ye most of them. We have left Imley Park these 3 weeks, Charles came to us hither about a week before we left it, making Oxford our way home, we dropt him at Xt Church for a few days to do Exercise for his Degree of L.L.B. He soon after follow'd us to Town, and with his Brother Farr have been totally engag'd in fitting up and furnishing their Chambers No. 11 Kings Bench Walk Temple, whither they are both to remove to settle in them to morrow. we finish'd ye business of our Enclosure but ye day before we left Imley Park, and upon our return home I found as much upon my hands, in the Brick and Mortar Way in Consequence of the King's Permission, to pull down 150 feet of the Park Wall upon which I have made a handsome Front instead of the old weather board One between my Dwelling House and Queen's Square and a handsome new Wall with 3 open Arches by way of Perspective from the Park to the Garden, and vice versa, between my House and the Recruit House Wall—agreable to Design which has been shewn to, and approved of by his Majesty—so that by means of an Elegant Piece of Architecture we look like somebody at home, if no where else, it being admir'd by every body as the handsomest Building any where round the Park. from hence you may well conclude, I shall dye with a Trowel in my hand; perhaps you will think I ought to have one in my Coat of Arms. Charles has got his Golden Medal, from the Secretary of State's office that was sent him from the Empress of Russia by Sir James Harris,8 it is thought to be the largest ever seen in England, and is worth at least 30 gns by Weight at a Goldsmith—but as you yourself wod. think the Letter or rather Extract of a Letter which accompanied it from Sir James, was of still more Value. for the Polite Expressions which Sir James Harris made use of with regard to himself, you may make Charles's thanks to him, when you see him, if you think fit.
The Account you gave in some of your Letters of Disorder in your Stomach gave me much concern, and the more so, as I am persuaded I cod. prescribe to you a certain speedy Relief, were you within Distance, but as it is Practicable where ever you are I entreat you to make use of it, and experience will soon convince you of its efficacy. It is neither more nor less than a few Shavings of Rhubarb taken into your Mouth, as a Quid, in the manner some do Tobacco. let it continue long enough in your mouth till by Suction, it becomes Soft like pulp, and then swallow what remains. you will find it Strengthen your Stomach, promote Digestion, and
Secretion, and Remove Wind, and other Effects of Indigestion; the precise quantity is not material, and you may take it any time, 2 or 3, thin slices about the size of a Shilling, or as many more may do at a time, apply it when ever you find the disorder in your Stomach; I have found amazing benefit from it, it has even removed the Gout from my Stomach, which has ever been of the windy kind, and therefore not so lasting tho' sometimes, not often, I thank God, very affecting not only to my Stomach but almost my whole frame, so much as to affect my mind, in a manner perhaps not dissimilar to the Sensations you yourself have Complain'd of. let me Conjure you, not to fail to take Rhubarb in the manner I have recommended, which is by much the best. It is an easy and ready Remedy and can't possibly do harm on which accounts of all others the most desirable, as a medicine; use will make it pleasant.
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1779-11-09 |
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham; Charles Abbot |
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