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engaged, and in other instances) of Banks, I say (take breath)
by not making a Marine Barometer for him so soon as
was expected. If there is any thing personal in it, Nairne
supposes it to originate from him. You may, if you please,
talk with Poore about it, but let me beg of you not to
let either him or any one know that you have been applied
to on the occasion by me. I would wish to keep fair with
Fordyce, and some other people; which I should not do were
they to know of my the part I take in it. Poore esteems
Nairne highly, and got Cyril Jackson t'other day to introduce
him to N. to in order to sign his certificate. Poore
heard of Nairne's being to be with me yesterday to shew me some
experiments, and on that account appointed without saying any
thing to me, to meet him at my chambers: as on many
accounts I did not choose to be troubled with him, as
soon as N. was in, I shut my door - Poore pounded
but in vain.

As for my motives for interesting myself in the affair, I
must acknowledge them to be personal. I see not that the interests
of science are concerned one way or another. If it appears
to you that they are likely to suffer by his admission, I
would by no means be understood to persist in my request. Otherwise
I should be extremely glad to have contributed to his success.
He has of late for some time past been very civil to me and my Brother: to both of us

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Identifier: | JB/538/034/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1776-06-12	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	034	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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