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Cheltenham 26 July 1791

Dear Sir
I am very much oblig'd by your
Letter of the 10th. I consider your Attention
as a Mark of your Friendship, of which
I am ambitious. I remember ready
some of Mr. Anderson's papers, & that
they contain'd more usefull matter,
tho' not such fine language as is commonly
to be met with among Scotch
Writers. I entirely agree with him
about the Poor Laws — They not only
appear to me productive of all the
Inconvenience commonly apprehended
and Felt, but likewise are doing destroying
all natural subordination &
affection — The master manufacturer
uninterested in the State of the hands
whom he employs becomes a mere
Negro Driver — while the Man of

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Date_1	1781-07-26	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	199	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
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Penner	"William Petty, 2nd Earl Shelburne, Lord Lansdowne"	Watermarks
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