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I gave you a kind of hint only afor in my last that great interest
might be made of money here. I have no doubt
of its appearing to my friends as well as to you a very
advantageous plan, were it not for the doubts you may
of my capability of judging on such affairs and your
fears of my being imposed upon by artfull people.
With respect to my capability of judging, the affair in
question is so simple that there is no doubt of the advantageousness
of it. The interest is as great as one of my age could
get for an annuity in England and as much as one
expects to get by the profits of a business which requires
a constant attendance and depends upon a risque.
In answer to the fears of my being imposed upon I assure you the <add> it is not a scheme
was never proposed to me, and I must be obliged to the friendly offices of a person
who wishes to serve me for me to put it in practice
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Ten thousand pardons for not having written a
long letter to you by last post. I gave you
reason to expect me and after having told you
that I had been ill and was still confined to my
chamber, I was miserably neglectfull however
busy I might be not to write to you. I had
almost let another post pass it will now
be with some difficulty that I can send this
letter a 1/4 of an hour hence.
1er then my health is better but I have been
but once out and then catching a little cold
I am determined not to go out again
too soon. I call'd on Sr James, but did
not find him at home. I went to Kruse's
He was not at home but I saw the whole
of his family. The mother was ready to eat
me up. I contrived to give letter
to his Princess. Sir James invited me to
sup this evening at his home with him & meet about
50 of the first Nobility but I shall not venture
out. I am doing my business in my Chamber
rather better than I should do it out of doors,
don't be grieved at my illness, it does not cost
me a minutes uneasiness. I forget how
the days pass or you would have had a longer
letter. The great man Ch: has heard of me
and knows a good deal of me, He expresses his
wishes to see me every day. He makes me offers
before he has seen spoken to or seen me. You may imagine
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enough to think about and enough
to Dont send me any more parcels
till you hear further from me, as it is not
impossible but I may set out from this place
for London in 5 or 6 weeks which will be
sooner than anything could come to me
after your receiving this.
Things in general go in a different
manner but better than we ever expected.
Mind you Punishments & Code and endeavour
to think nothing of me for the month to
come. Nothing you can think or do will
affect me at this distance. I should now
fea can but wish tis time for your assistance
in the execution of things I have to do but
I am in no want of advice.
I mentioned in my last is certainly
man existing that is to say the
I could have.
(Do this & he doeth it.
I wish you would write to H. Peake directly
and beg him to pursue the Contract plan
with the utmost dilligence. That certainly
he will be well satisfied he has done it when I tell
him my .
Adieu
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Samuel Bentham |
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