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I should certainly have wished this man to go to London on
purpose to see you before his return: but as the distance
from Edinburgh is so great and he will have no other business
whatever there I think he should not run the risk of losing
his passage this year by taking such a journey.

What I have to tell you, Sir, of myself is very little
at present: but I am in expectation of being a little
more settled in the course of a few months than I have
hitherto been. The Situation of this place affords opportunities
of exercising 2 or 3 different kinds of commerce which
promise to be very advantageous, and I seem to be now on the
point of engaging in them in a manner which will put an end
to the trust which the Prince reposed on me here which on the
present plan has too much the appearance of a Stewardship.
In short there are some of the establishments on his Estate here
which I may probably take on my own account with such assistance
of money and priveledges as will insure their success.

As I have not as yet heard directly from him on the subject
I shall not tell you any particulars least some incident
may come across to change the plan. My Brother's assistance
just at this time would be of great service; but so I trust
it will at any time when he comes.

Since my last letter the number of English at this place
are encreased. Besides Mr Benson who brought me your
last letter Acton a Gardener and his wife very decent

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Identifier: | JB/540/178/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 540.
Date_1	1785-07-30	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	540	Main Headings
Folio number	178	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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