JB/539/051/001

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Wedn May 19. 1780

In my last written by last post I gave you an intimation
which if it came time enough will I hope
have been sufficient to stop you from taking
any step incompatible with the idea suggested
to you by this. I asked L. whether
he would have any objection to take upon him
such an employment: he said, no, provided
there was a salary. But what is there was to be done
said he, "with regard to the young men that
"may be sent over here for education"? I
answered, nothing more as I understood than just to give
an eye to them now and then: to see that
they were are provided with proper masters, &
settled in proper families and to pay them
their allowances so many times a year.
To this he would have no objection. I
then told him what your design views were
with regard to the getting the appointment
for yourself, and the reasons you had to
think it would be given you were you
to ask for it: and thereupon asked him
whether upon your getting it for him instead
of yourself (if you could do such a
thing) it would be any injury done to him
were you to have a share in the profits?
he said, no certainly: I therefore asked
him what share he would think a reasonable
one? he said you should have
an equal share. I think this perfectly
fair not to say generous on his part;
and therefore can not but recommend it to
you to close with it and write to the D.
immediately. You will then be at liberty
to accept the Russian offer; which if less
in point of profit than what you would give up by
this plan, would be more in your own way,
and

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and afford you a gre such a scope for exercising
your invention as you could not have
by any other means.

You are by this time grown so saucy
I suppose, that you would scarcely say thank
you for any assistance that my pen could
give you, however as a means of saving
your precious time, Sir, I take the liberty
of suggesting the limits contained in the
other , with the most profound deference
to your better judgment & superior savoir-faire.

I have read over the above & subscribe
very heartily to the terms your Brother mentions.
But before any engagement with his Highness I
should wish to see a from him: As then I
could judge not how far the thing suits me — which
as times go is the first question a man asks but
what is of more consequence, whether I suit the
King. We are in hourly Expectation of news
from Clinton and Rodney. The latter has been
ill but is recovered & writes in high Spirits —
Sir Charles Hardy is dead. If Barrington
succeeds to the Command it will be no less to
the Country, or the Service — You would name
Lord Howe — Give me Barrington.

Identifier: | JB/539/051/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1780-05-19	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	051	Info in main headings field
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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