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'' | <p>most useful discoveries made in chemistry this <del>c</del>Century. | ||
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Lord Dundonald was So kind to <del><sic>Shew</sic> me his whole</del> <add>let me have a <unclear>perfect</unclear></add> | |||
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Sight of his whole manufactory and the Process, and | |||
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of <unclear>Cort's</unclear> Process <add>an exact description</add> was <sic>comunicated</sic> to me by a man of | |||
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great chemical knowledge, a friend of <sic>cort's</sic>, but both | |||
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these <sic>comunications</sic> were made to me under the | |||
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promise <del>of</del> <add>upon</add> honour not to <sic>comunicate</sic> either | |||
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of them to any body else; if You, however, | |||
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Should be <hi rend="underline">really interested</hi> to know the one or the | |||
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other, I will endeavour to get leave to be | |||
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dispensed <add>of my promise</add> for one friend of mine — you may <unclear>depend</unclear> | |||
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that Smith's new edition of the wealth of nations is | |||
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printed; we are very good friends and he <sic>Shewed</sic> me | |||
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the book finished, but told me Since that Cadell | |||
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most probably will not publish it, <sic>untill</sic> all the | |||
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people of fashion are arrived in London, and | |||
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thus at once push a great <del>S<gap/>l</del> Sale: this | |||
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I find is <del>a Boo</del> a generally adopted Bookseller | |||
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trick, and I think a very allowable one | |||
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There is not <del>oth</del> any other Philosophical news here, | |||
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except a Book I am printing now, and which, I hope, | |||
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will be finished towards the end of <add>next</add> February or <sic>march</sic>, | |||
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wherein among other Free thinkers your name is</p> | |||
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most useful discoveries made in chemistry this cCentury.
Lord Dundonald was So kind to Shew me his whole let me have a perfect
Sight of his whole manufactory and the Process, and
of Cort's Process an exact description was comunicated to me by a man of
great chemical knowledge, a friend of cort's, but both
these comunications were made to me under the
promise of upon honour not to comunicate either
of them to any body else; if You, however,
Should be really interested to know the one or the
other, I will endeavour to get leave to be
dispensed of my promise for one friend of mine — you may depend
that Smith's new edition of the wealth of nations is
printed; we are very good friends and he Shewed me
the book finished, but told me Since that Cadell
most probably will not publish it, untill all the
people of fashion are arrived in London, and
thus at once push a great Sl Sale: this
I find is a Boo a generally adopted Bookseller
trick, and I think a very allowable one
There is not oth any other Philosophical news here,
except a Book I am printing now, and which, I hope,
will be finished towards the end of next February or march,
wherein among other Free thinkers your name is
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