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Datchet near Windsor
Monday 1st Septr 1783.

Dear Jere,

In consequence of the intelligence, yours of the 27th ult. gave me, I was in
hopes it Sam's Packet wod have been forwarded to me before now. Your's reach'd me on
Fryday , & that day as I was inform'd by a Letter recd by your Mother from
Farr, that he called , at Q.S.P. but no Letter was there, if at
that time of the day arrived thither of any kind. so that the means
you took to expedite the Packet did not keep pace with your
intelligence — however, I have still hope if its reaching me tomorrow
afternoon by means of Mr & Mrs W. Browne who
to come to us then upon a Visit till Thursday morning, & I have
desir'd him to send to Q.S.P. for what Letters may be
me there by that time & to bring them with him so that possibly
I may be able to satisfy you of my having the packet before
I close up this —

I think with you that upon a possibility Sam may have an
occasion, some way or other of making use of his being possessed
of the original of Fraser's Letter to me it may not be a risk
to get it convey'd to him, but your friend Wilson, I could not
but think was upon the Circuit he go's, therefore sending it to
him yet cod not be the means of forwarding it to
Sam. I therefore thought best to transmit the original
to you herewith for you to send it, when & how you
best, & imagining you wod not dislike to see a Copy of the
Letter from me to Fraser which produce'd that answer, &
upon a Conjecture, yt you might be willing Sam shod
see that too, I have herewith sent you a copy of that of mine together
with the original of Fraser's answer. It will at least serve to
satisfy Sam of my attention to whatever is in my power
to promote his — my Letter to Fraser was written in
a hurry but nothing cod stress more how welcome it
was, than the immediate answer given to it — and I don't
know any thing I cod have written more to the purpose
if I intended or wish'd that, even, Mr Fox shod see, it from
Fraser, but if you send the answer to Sam, caution him
not to let Chas Fraser, the Son, know that Sam is in the
possession of the original — tho' it may not be a amiss for
Sam, to let him know the purpose of my Letter to his
Father, as it might answer the purpose of a Letter wch
Fraser is limited in his, I wod write to his Son, & which
I have not done, as nothing more of that kind was
at the time, I told you, I saw both Father & Son, & and it
may be proper for you when you write to Sam again —
to let him know I have not only seen Fraser, the Father
& son but also A Fitzherbert, & what I told you passed
between us at that time as otherwise it may appear a
little strange to the Letter that Sam shod not be at all acquainted
therewith before at Fitzherberts, arrivals.

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Date_1	1783-09-01	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	404	Info in main headings field
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Penner	Jeremiah Bentham	Watermarks
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