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with them. Of course they were not packed up on
the Sunday when the intelligence from Mair
was given me. Sunday, you know, nobody at work
Yesterday morning however they were sent with directions
for them as soon as packed to be forwarded
to Mair, directed to Sr James, with only a
D upon the lid. Whether they will go, God knows:
however there they are to take their chance . There
is a possibility of their reaching you before this
letter; in that case you will have been appraised
of them by the box; containing a number
of little parcels with your name on them.

Contents are as follows, upon recollection.

1. Carvators )
2. 2 pr Shoes according )
to last order.)
3. Cube Blacking )
4. 1 box of tooth-powder )
5 - 1 piece of Ca-valition )
in form of a vast )
french bean pod. )
6. Silver compasses )
7. Cypher seal. )
8. Some more small pieces of )
varnished copper sheeth. )

Books
1. Bergman's opus. Vol. 1.
2. Walthouse' secret & .
3. 3 books on Land - Surveying.
4. Vales nod sur la defense de l'eau
dans les Machines &c 4to
5. Pringle & Cook on the health
of seamen.
6. A book with tables for measuring
Timber.
7. An old book of mine containing
a number of arithmetical &
other tables, with geography &
the Ld knows what all - a sort of
pocket-book

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Code 200 pages. I have got in all 224, but
the last 8 not yet corrected: there wants about
16 more of the last chapter but one.

I find I have got your diamond pencil.
Mrs G. picked it up out of the shavings that
were taken out of the box when I sent it
to be packed up at Ramsden's.

There are two more convoys go to Petersburgh
in the course of the summer.

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I am writing now from the City Coffeehouse,
where I am drinking tea with Anderson & a
friend of his after having been to Gordon's Nursery
to enquire about Dr Kruse's seeds. This gave
us an opportunity of going over that beautiful
spot, one opportunity I am always glad to
embrace. The following is a copy of what
Gordon wrote down in answer to your queries

2 Bushel red clover — £ 2. - 8 - 0
2 Bushel winter tares with yellow blossoms 0 - 10 - 0
1 Quarter Black Pats — — — — 1 - 4 - 0
1 Quarter Barley — — — —— 1 - 4 - 0
1 Quarter Whint — — — — — 2 - 8 - 0
1 Bushel Nicots Pease — — — — — 0 - 10 - 0
1 Bushel Hornbeams — — — — — 0 - 4 - 0
1 Bushel Peck Turnips seeds 12 lb — — — — 0 - 6 - 0
2 Pound large Scotch cabbage— — 0 - 8 - 0
1 Bushel Rye Grass — — — — — 0 - 3. 6
1 Peck Rib Grass — — — — — — 0 - 2. 6
1 Bushel Suffolk grass — — — — 0 - 7 - 6
4 Bushel St or Esparcelte — — 0 - 16. 0

All the above except the last article, Gordon
says will grow at a year old. But the last
article he says must be fresh sown; so that the
last years will not do for the next sowing season

Gordon has lately enriched his collection
greatly; guess how? The Congress had employ'd
a man to make a collection of American
plants and seeds to make a present of
to the French King. The cargo was taken
by the Captain of a Privateer, a friend of
Gordon's.

Gordon's Shop is in Fenchurch Street: but
the commission if any may come to me
if it be any to Dr Kruse.

Identifier: | JB/539/057/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1780-06-20	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	057	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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