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has written a number of proposals to Ld S. a letter By the way he which I suppose I may see: whether it
has been answer'd or no I can not say.

Monday 27th Aug. 8 in the evening

Last night came in Elliot of Port-Elliot, Sr Paul's
friend. This morning Ld Bristol and Blanket went away:
Ld Bristol I believe to Oxford: Blanket to London, taking
Hackwood (the D. of Bolton's) in his way. One of the most wrong-
-headed blockheads I think I ever met with: putting in his oar
upon every occasion, talking a tort & a travers, and spoiling
every discussion that is started. Yet he is connected with many
of the first people in opposition, and in particular has the ear of
the maitre de la maison to a degree I am sorry to observe. His
great merit is the having been a Lieut. to Keppel, whose cause
damnée he is & has written paragraphs & pamphlets on his
side. Before he went he took me into confidence & consulted me
about a nonsensical project of his for discovering polished & commercial
nations where Cook has been & found none: the most
absurd idea supported by the most absurd arguments in the most confused
methods, & in the most slovenly and awkward stile. He it is
who brought home the Rippon from the E. Indies. He is personally
acquainted with Rumbold, and defends him without argument & without

Identifier: | JB/539/215/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1781-08-26	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	215	Info in main headings field
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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