JB/540/102/001

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Kritchoff Septr 14 OS 1784.

Your letter which gave me the news of our Uncle's death I received
about a fortnight ago. Notwithstanding I am much occupied
I cannot get the better of my useless concern. It makes a
breach in the plan of satisfaction and enjoyment which I
had formed to myself on the prospect of visiting England.
Your business of Executorship I make no doubt is a plaguing
one to you. I am affraid of your being obliged to postpone your visit
to me but I hope at any rate to see you this year.

I have within these few days taken upon me such a trust as with my
the continuance of my former occupations here will keep my invention
in a constant ferment. I have the Direction and the putting in
rder all the Prince's fabricks here. The great disorder in which all
these establishments have been in of late owing to the mismanagement
of the Colonel who had the direction of them induced me to offer and
the Prince to accept my services. The great kindness he has shewn
me obliged me as it were to make him the offer, and the satisfaction he has
expressed at my doing so makes me think little of the trouble I shall
have. I must give you some account of my commission were it only that
you might judge how far you could afford me any assistance. What a pity
it is that I was not Master of Arts.

Identifier: | JB/540/102/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 540.
Date_1	1784-09-14	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	540	Main Headings
Folio number	102	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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