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or desire of distinguishing themselves for their probity and diligence
with respect to public concerns, it may not be so easy
to find a motive to set against their pecuniary interest as
in some countries.

Now after reading your letters I would feign fain hasten my
journey homewards, but on account of a determination
and promise not to exceed the bounds of expenses set me
by my father I have marked out the plan of my journey
in such a manner as to make use of water carriages in the
summer half year when post horses are dearer and to
profit by the cheapness to travel by land the winter half
by this means without migardness I shall be able to squeeze
my absolute expenses as required, having allotted the surplus
money which I have taken up to the making small purchases.
The only part then of my general plan which this requisite
economy will permit me change in consequence of the sentiments
his Lordship seems to entertain in my favour
and the advice he is so kind as to give me is that dropping
the idea of asking for any employment for the purpose of
acquiring honour to myself in this country that I should
confine myself to the sources of profit, and whether the mine
should or should not be be given me to make what haste I
can to come to terms with my friend at the Black sea
and perhaps the proprietor of the saltworks, and when I
may have thus put things in a thriving way and got a
thousand or two pounds in my pocket leave affairs to
take their chance under the best agents I can pick out
and pursue my travels as his Lordship proposes.

In the meantime if you have in England patriotism enough
left to refuse any longer to be ruled by those whose administration

1782) S.B. Irkutsk
June) to
16) J.B. Linc. Inn
16/27) Sheet 1

Identifier: | JB/539/290/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1782-06-16	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	290	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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