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apprehensions.</ | apprehensions. <!-- Possibly a new para. here? -->I sailed from the Tower on Tuesday last <add>in a dutch fishing Vessel bound for Hellvoetsluys</add> at about | ||
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Voyage sometime in Thursday: but <del>the</del> contrary winds and the slothfulness | |||
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A large Trunk containing the greatest part of my <sic>cloaths</sic> some books &c | |||
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I left <add>packed up</add> to be sent by a Hamburgh vessel as well to save trouble and | |||
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<sic>expence</sic> as that it might be if possible more secure from the French. | |||
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Other cases of books &c I left to go with M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Sambouski straight | |||
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to Petersburgh. I have with me a <unclear>cloak</unclear> bag containing one good | |||
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coat 10 Shirts & stocks as many <sic>Sockings</sic> & handkerchiefs a pair or | |||
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two of Shoes <del>and</del> a few other odd matters and my letters of recommendation | |||
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of the latter my brother will have sent you some account. I was | |||
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doubting for some time how I should carry my letters but I at last concluded | |||
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Monday Augt 30th 1779.
Hond Sir
At this present time I am at Sea I know not how far but
I hope not above 15 miles from Helvoetsluys. When I send you
this I shall be able to tell you of my arrival there.
I hope, Sir, you will not only excuse but take in good part my
having left England without informing you either when or by what
means I intended to go. I thought it much better and indeed my
duty to save you if possible that fruitless anxiety which I think
you could not but have had while you were imagining that I was
exposed to the dangers of the sea which we always magnify by our
apprehensions. I sailed from the Tower on Tuesday last in a dutch fishing Vessel bound for Hellvoetsluys at about
1 o'Clock in the afternoon: in hopes of reaching the end of my
Voyage sometime in Thursday: but the contrary winds and the slothfulness
of our crew have prevented me getting there at this time.
A large Trunk containing the greatest part of my cloaths some books &c
I left packed up to be sent by a Hamburgh vessel as well to save trouble and
expence as that it might be if possible more secure from the French.
Other cases of books &c I left to go with Mr Sambouski straight
to Petersburgh. I have with me a cloak bag containing one good
coat 10 Shirts & stocks as many Sockings & handkerchiefs a pair or
two of Shoes and a few other odd matters and my letters of recommendation
of the latter my brother will have sent you some account. I was
doubting for some time how I should carry my letters but I at last concluded
that it was best they should be exposed rather to the same than
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Samuel Bentham |
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