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<p>1) Sept. 9. 1779 (last date)</p> | <p>1) Sept. 9. 1779 (last date)</p> | ||
I believe my "<foreign>Bibliotecha Navalis</foreign>" is left with you let | <p>I believe my "<foreign>Bibliotecha Navalis</foreign>" is left with you let | ||
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me have a copy of it. You may add to it "<foreign>Orbis Maritimisive</foreign> | me have a copy of it. You may add to it "<foreign>Orbis Maritimisive</foreign> | ||
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" | "<foreign>rerum in mari et littoribus gutarum generalis Historia</foreign>" | ||
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<foreign>Authore</foreign> Claudio Barth: Moristo <foreign>divionensi Divione</foreign> 1643. | |||
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It is <del>in folio</del> a pretty large folio and has many cuts | |||
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very well executed. My friend Strachan has just made me | |||
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a present of it. It is not worth my while to lug it | |||
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about with me; therefore it will be sent to you when opportunity | |||
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offers.</p> | |||
<p>I found our friend <add>Decourt</add> Master of a very good house and to all | |||
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appearance in a very good way of business. His family consists | |||
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of a Mother and a Sister who has a daughter about 6 years old and | |||
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is a Widow. Her husband <del>died</del> lived only a twelvemonth after they | |||
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were married and died on the Wedding day. Partly perhaps from that | |||
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circumstance of the day She is as yet inconsolable. <del><gap/></del> I went first | |||
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to the Red Lion where I had been recommended as the nearest if | |||
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not quite the best Inn and as one at which I should meet with | |||
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somebody who understood french or english. This I had not the good luck | |||
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to do but I contrived to make them understand that I wanted to be | |||
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conducted to Mr Decourt.</p> | |||
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1) Sept. 9. 1779 (last date)
I believe my "Bibliotecha Navalis" is left with you let
me have a copy of it. You may add to it "Orbis Maritimisive
"rerum in mari et littoribus gutarum generalis Historia"
Authore Claudio Barth: Moristo divionensi Divione 1643.
It is in folio a pretty large folio and has many cuts
very well executed. My friend Strachan has just made me
a present of it. It is not worth my while to lug it
about with me; therefore it will be sent to you when opportunity
offers.
I found our friend Decourt Master of a very good house and to all
appearance in a very good way of business. His family consists
of a Mother and a Sister who has a daughter about 6 years old and
is a Widow. Her husband died lived only a twelvemonth after they
were married and died on the Wedding day. Partly perhaps from that
circumstance of the day She is as yet inconsolable. I went first
to the Red Lion where I had been recommended as the nearest if
not quite the best Inn and as one at which I should meet with
somebody who understood french or english. This I had not the good luck
to do but I contrived to make them understand that I wanted to be
conducted to Mr Decourt.
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