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ICritchoff
April 11th. 1785

Dear Benson

I shall receive very sincere satisfaction, if the establishment,
I have procured for you, should prove agreable & profitable- I have
now been here with Colonel Bentham about a week, and as he
has behaved to me with the greatest Frankness & openess, I have
had an opportunity of knowing a good deal of his Character
and disposition, and am therefore in some degree qualified
to give you advice that may be of use to you. As he justly
considers Industry & attention to be indispensable Requisites
in every Person employed in Manufacturies, and as He himself
is never idle, allowing himself very little leisure for any
amusement, you will do well to dedicate your whole Time
and abilities to the well executing whatever Charge he may
in trust to you; from what I know of him, I think That will
be the surest means to give him a favorable opinion of you
as you have never been in this Country, you cannot form any
Idea of the respect with which Persons of a Superior Station are
treated; tho' the Colonel has not lost any of his English Ideas in
reality, yet he is of necessity compelled to conform in some degree
to the manners of the Country; treat him there fore with a very
respectful Complaisance, and leave it to him to increase the
familiarity between you as he may judge proper. I have no Idea
in what Department you may be employed, nor will the Colonel fix it
until he sees you, and can form a Judgment for what you may be
best qualified; but as he has a great deal upon his Mind from the
Variety of Things that he has got to manage, it will be proper that
you execute your Charge, if possible without frequently applying to him
for advice, and that you never trouble him with Complaints of any
of the People without you find the Work is absolutely obstructed,
and cannot go forward. Tho' the Country abounds with Game

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