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May 31. 1780
May 30th 1. J.D. to J.B. in answer to questions
rather more ample than those sent
by S.B.
When Lord Howe commanded the American Squadron
He had occasion for the assistance of an experienced
Officer in the management of the general business of the
Fleet, and for the superintending of the detail of the many particular
Services, Captain Duncan was the person chosen
by his Lordship to officiate in this assistant capacity; and
that the title of his office might in some measure correspond
with the duties of it, he was called Adjutant
to the Commander in Chief. I do not know that the
exercising of the crews of the several Ships was ever
considered as part of his duty; nor do I recollect an
instance of his interfering in that business. All the
Captains in the Squadron had very ample instructions
from Lord Howe respecting the discipline of their people;
and they made frequent reports to hid Lordship on
that subject.
1. Caution. 2. Unis. Harpsich? Characteristic ][ Uncharacteristic.
In the Bibl. Nav. omitted Author's name in No 7. of the Oct: V Duod.
which is — Duranti de Linoncourt.
Tramelli's plates of mechanical engines:
with explanations in Italian & French. There is
a fine copy of it at Wade's for £4-4s-0d.
Pringle's discourse and Capt. Cook's letters on the
means of preserving the health of Seamen. I
have got it for you at 1/2 price at Wade's.
viz: for 9d
For heaven's sake do give me an account
of what you have done with all the books letters &c
with which you were charged for Denmark & Sweden:
Wilson's, Fontana's & any others if there are were
any. Winslow the Dane was disappointed
at finding that his letter had not reached
its destination. It was not merely a letter of
introduction for you: it concerned business of
his own: he wishes still to have it forwarded ,
as I understand from Swede. No answer neither
about Mear's transcript that he wrote to me about.
June 2d Received yours of Apr. 24. O.S.
Nothing at Beauclish's sale that seemed worth
getting for you. Anderson & I went together.
June 4 Sunday
1st 2 Bushels Red Clover sufficient for 8 or 9 acres
2d 2 Bushels St Joyn - about half an acre
3d 2 Bushels winter tures with yellow Blossoms
about half an acre.
4th 1 Quarter Black oats 1 1/2 acres
5th Ditton Barley — 1 3/4 acres
6th 1 Ditto which from to to three acres
7th 1 Bushel Nichols pease. drilled — half an acre
8th 1 Bushel horse beans: Ditto 1/4 acre
9th Peck turnip seeds drilled 60 or 80 acres
N.B. yellow turnips the most valuable for winter
use
10th Parcel scotch Cabage —
Red Cabbages stand the winter best.
11th 1 Bushel ryegrass from 1/4 to 1/3d acre
12th 1 Peck ribgrass two acres
13th 1 Bushel Suffolk grass 1/4 acre
Nos 3d - 9th 10th may be sent just now
as they should be set on before winter
No 9th in June or July. No 10th end of July or
very early in the spring — No 3d August.
All the others had better be sent in
as new seeds may then be got
The above observation I have just
got Anderson to make. He is a solid
a man who speaks and writes not from
imagination but from experience: in
of real knowledge with a thousand Young
Young is like Alchemists, who, if you would
give them a little gold ready made, were generous
enough to teach you the art of making as
much of it as you had a mind for. According
to him a man has nothing to do but to turn
Farmer, and he may be as rich as Croesus whenever
he pleases. if this be the case, they pray,
Mr Young, how comes it that you prefer the
trade of Book-making to that of farming?
part is single and in cutting shuts in between checks, as
a pocket clasp knife does ( when clasped) within
the handle — As to the 10 guineas winnowing machine
Anderson says he has bought a much simpler
& better in Scotland for 2.7. which he
intends to tell Sharp of. He thinks it might be
shipped here in London for about £4 the
whole expence.
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