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their wishes that he may have some appointment<lb/> | <p>their wishes that he may have some appointment<lb/> | ||
at home worth his acceptance, but, I believe,<lb/> | at home worth his acceptance, but, I believe,<lb/> | ||
you know enough of him to be satisfied, no<lb/> | you know enough of him to be satisfied, no<lb/> | ||
offers that could be made him here by his warmest<lb/> | offers that could be made him here by his warmest<lb/> | ||
Friends could, for the present, draw him | Friends could, for the present, draw him hither,<lb/> | ||
and induce him to abandon the means, he possesses<lb/> | and induce him to abandon the means, he possesses<lb/> | ||
of putting in practice the Schemes of Improvement<lb/> | of putting in practice the Schemes of Improvement<lb/> | ||
in Naval Architecture that have long employed<lb/> | in Naval Architecture that have long employed<lb/> | ||
his thoughts and attention.< | his thoughts and attention.</p> | ||
I meant to do myself the honour to wait on the<lb/> | <p>I meant to do myself the honour to wait on the<lb/> | ||
Marquis of < | Marquis of <sic>Carmarthen</sic> upon the Ground of my son's<lb/> | ||
Letters, to request his permission to dispense with<lb/> | Letters, to request his permission to dispense with<lb/> | ||
a few hands going to my son's Assistance, for a<lb/> | a few hands going to my son's Assistance, for a<lb/> | ||
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and avowed; and if that Permission can be <lb/> | and avowed; and if that Permission can be <lb/> | ||
obtained I should have the satisfaction of thinking<lb/> | obtained I should have the satisfaction of thinking<lb/> | ||
I may possible have contributed something to the<lb/> | |||
benefit of my Country as well as of my Son,<lb/> | |||
who has given a <gap/> of his being still an<lb/> | |||
Englishman in his heart, by the services he has<lb/> | |||
taken every opportunity of rendering his Countrymen;<lb/> | |||
an instance of which he mentioned in one<lb/> | |||
of <gap/> Letters and which at the same time<lb/> | |||
serves to shew his friend Prince Potemkin's partiality<lb/> | |||
in their favour. But tho' I did propose to wait</p> | |||
their wishes that he may have some appointment
at home worth his acceptance, but, I believe,
you know enough of him to be satisfied, no
offers that could be made him here by his warmest
Friends could, for the present, draw him hither,
and induce him to abandon the means, he possesses
of putting in practice the Schemes of Improvement
in Naval Architecture that have long employed
his thoughts and attention.
I meant to do myself the honour to wait on the
Marquis of Carmarthen upon the Ground of my son's
Letters, to request his permission to dispense with
a few hands going to my son's Assistance, for a
limited time; for altho' I know there are —
indirect means of sending such abroad, yet
my own situation of Life will not suffer me
to make use of any other than what are regular
and avowed; and if that Permission can be
obtained I should have the satisfaction of thinking
I may possible have contributed something to the
benefit of my Country as well as of my Son,
who has given a of his being still an
Englishman in his heart, by the services he has
taken every opportunity of rendering his Countrymen;
an instance of which he mentioned in one
of Letters and which at the same time
serves to shew his friend Prince Potemkin's partiality
in their favour. But tho' I did propose to wait
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