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had been opened and sealed with an impression of a head. no | <p>had been opened and sealed with an impression of a head. no pains were taken | ||
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to prevent the appearance of its having been opened. the letter however did not | to prevent the appearance of its having been opened. the letter however did not | ||
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seem to have been opened. You forgot the soft | seem to have been opened. You forgot the soft pomatum which I should | ||
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consider as a treasure but 'tis no matter. You do send me there is a | consider as a treasure but 'tis no matter. You do send me there is a | ||
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good man a pair of laced or edged | good man a pair of laced or edged ruffles. I shall have a Coat made | ||
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up the instant I revise your directions. I long exceedingly to hear | up the instant I revise your directions. I long exceedingly to hear | ||
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from you. I could make acquaintance in | from you. I could make acquaintance in abundance here. Lieutenant | ||
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Berkley | Berkley L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> B's brother who was of the Victory <del>has now</del> is now Master | ||
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Commander of the Firebrand fireship fitting here He will bear | Commander of the Firebrand <unclear>fireship</unclear> fitting here He will bear | ||
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hugging very well he is I believe at present in London. I shall | hugging very well he is I believe at present in London. I shall | ||
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write to Peake to give me what intelligence he can from the | write to Peake to give me what intelligence he can from the | ||
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Victory. I have written to | Victory. I have written to M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Lind by this post what I have | ||
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been able to pick up that there was any chance of being usefull to him. | been able to pick up that there was any chance of being usefull to him. | ||
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had been opened and sealed with an impression of a head. no pains were taken
to prevent the appearance of its having been opened. the letter however did not
seem to have been opened. You forgot the soft pomatum which I should
consider as a treasure but 'tis no matter. You do send me there is a
good man a pair of laced or edged ruffles. I shall have a Coat made
up the instant I revise your directions. I long exceedingly to hear
from you. I could make acquaintance in abundance here. Lieutenant
Berkley Ld B's brother who was of the Victory has now is now Master
Commander of the Firebrand fireship fitting here He will bear
hugging very well he is I believe at present in London. I shall
write to Peake to give me what intelligence he can from the
Victory. I have written to Mr Lind by this post what I have
been able to pick up that there was any chance of being usefull to him.
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Identifier: | JB/538/240/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538. |
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1778-09-08 |
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240 |
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Correspondence |
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Samuel Bentham |
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