★ Find a new page to transcribe in our list of Untranscribed Manuscripts
Auto loaded |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
'''[{{fullurl:JB/540/153/002|action=edit}} Click Here To Edit]''' | '''[{{fullurl:JB/540/153/002|action=edit}} Click Here To Edit]''' | ||
<!-- ENTER TRANSCRIPTION BELOW THIS LINE --> | <!-- ENTER TRANSCRIPTION BELOW THIS LINE --> | ||
of all sorts, yet you must relinquish every idea of Sporting; you will | |||
<lb/> | |||
perceive that you can do that without much regret as Shooting in | |||
<lb/> | |||
the Winter is mere Murder without any amusement; if you <unclear>chuse</unclear> | |||
<lb/> | |||
however you may bring your Gun with you, it may be useful | |||
<lb/> | |||
but no Dog, that will be attended with a great deal of trouble & some | |||
<lb/> | |||
<sic>Expence</sic>; the latter for various reasons I would wish you to avoid | |||
<lb/> | |||
as much as possible, the greatest & most forcible is that the less | |||
<lb/> | |||
money you expend in coming here, the better opinion the Colonel | |||
<lb/> | |||
will form of you. bring however with you fishing Hooks of various | |||
<lb/> | |||
sizes from three Inches long to one Inch,<sic>,</sic> smaller, I imagine<unclear>,</unclear> will | |||
<lb/> | |||
be of no use. perhaps you may find it both useful & amusing | |||
<lb/> | |||
to attempt to take Fish when you have any leisure Time. It is | |||
<lb/> | |||
probable that you may be setting out, before I may write again | |||
<lb/> | |||
When you arrive in London you will wait on M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Jere.<hi rend="superscript">y</hi> Bentham | |||
<lb/> | |||
N<hi rend="superscript">o</hi>. 6 Old Buildings Lincolns Inn to know what Commissions he | |||
<lb/> | |||
may have to send to his Brother the Colonel; but should he not | |||
<lb/> | |||
be in town, and that you Embark for Riga without seeing him, | |||
<lb/> | |||
upon your Arrival in that City | |||
''This Page Has Not Been Transcribed Yet'' | ''This Page Has Not Been Transcribed Yet'' | ||
of all sorts, yet you must relinquish every idea of Sporting; you will
perceive that you can do that without much regret as Shooting in
the Winter is mere Murder without any amusement; if you chuse
however you may bring your Gun with you, it may be useful
but no Dog, that will be attended with a great deal of trouble & some
Expence; the latter for various reasons I would wish you to avoid
as much as possible, the greatest & most forcible is that the less
money you expend in coming here, the better opinion the Colonel
will form of you. bring however with you fishing Hooks of various
sizes from three Inches long to one Inch,, smaller, I imagine, will
be of no use. perhaps you may find it both useful & amusing
to attempt to take Fish when you have any leisure Time. It is
probable that you may be setting out, before I may write again
When you arrive in London you will wait on Mr. Jere.y Bentham
No. 6 Old Buildings Lincolns Inn to know what Commissions he
may have to send to his Brother the Colonel; but should he not
be in town, and that you Embark for Riga without seeing him,
upon your Arrival in that City
This Page Has Not Been Transcribed Yet
|
Identifier: | JB/540/153/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 540. |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
1785-04-11 |
|||
|
540 |
|||
|
153 |
|||
|
002 |
|||
|
Correspondence/copy |
|||
