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much happiness before, the King is become the
Idol of the his People & so much he is treasured that the restoration of his health is in general
looked upon to be their Salvation and for your
amusement upon the occasion I have inclosed sent you
the news Paper of to day as it contains som a
more general description of the Illuminations than
I am capable of giving you otherwise myself —
x And now my dear Sam, from a Public Subject to come to
a private that concerns ourselves in particular, I am have
to acquaint you that your Brother by the advice & persuasion
of your his friend Mr Wilson & some others is preparing &
just now putting to the Press Part of the work he has
been so long about tho' it is only one Vol. in 4to
Entitled An Introduction to the Principles of Morals & Legislation
and that his Defence of Misery wch in a Letter from
him lately he calls your Nephew for its having been
written under your roof & under your Eye; has had
been so well reced by the Public & so much Commended
by all who have read it that it is already out of
Print, near 100d copies of it were sent to Ireland
where it was so well rece'd & particularly on account
the Introduction of Intent being a Subject under Consn
of both these Houses of Parliament that the Book Sellers at
Dublin have requested 750 Copies of it there to the
amount of 750 Copies and for your further satisfaction
I have here included a Copy of a Letter your Brother
has lately rece'd from a Bookseller of the First Eminence
in Dublin in which you will find a convincing
of your Brothers Credit & reputation as an Author.
He passes his time wholly taken up in writing, in
the same sequestered & retired manner he lived in while
with you, he has an apartment at Hendon in Middlesex
in House belonging to a Tenant of Mr Browne where
he lives in his own way & dines at his own times
& is secure from Interruptions of every kind, & where he
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