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had under the Prince of Wales.

A Mr & Mrs Smith who went over about a year ago with their Ten
Children, in hopes of living upon £700, or £800 a year returned t'other
day, after spending £2000 — a part of it went in Law expences on
account of the young Gentlemen who were for boxing their French
Companions a l'Anglaise

I left Orders for Corps — to be sent to you, & saw it put up for that
purpose — likewise Mr Pole Carew's Manuscripts, under Cover for you.

The Lady, at least if She be like some I know, will think I have
been sacrificing rather too long to Duty, at the expence of politeness.
I can therefore no longer defer subscribing myself
Dear & Honoured Sir,
yours ever,
Jeremy Bentham

P.S. Mrs. H's. Husband was round the World with
Capt Cook, Sailing is, or rather was, his profession;
but it is still my old friend Bob. Shuttleworths passion.
you remember him at Westminster School, He
is going out again soon in a yatcht that cost
him £3,000, gorgeous with mohogony, as King
Ahab's House was with Ivory. The three Brothers
are sometimes good friends, sometimes fighting,
and Bob calls his Servants to turn his Brother
Charles Shuttleworth out of Doors. He, (Bob)
has settled £300 a year upon an old Mistress
whom he renewed acquaintance with since his
Marriage and went off with to Paris for Six or
seven months. A Frenchman has since made her
an honest woman. Bob had once really £20,000
year. He sold an Estate t'other day for £95,000.

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