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<p>him of it. He said he was sorry for it (thinking I meant by | |||
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that to have nothing to do with it) and really looked chagrined. | |||
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The only difficulty seems to be about the time. The <unclear>price</unclear> was in | |||
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a manner complied with at <unclear>first</unclear> word. This will be some | |||
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gratification to my vanity, whether we agree or not. And | |||
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it will be some comfort to me besides to think that upon | |||
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a pinch I have such a resource. Half as much again | |||
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as the highest price that is commonly given - this is certainly | |||
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a good omen.</p> | |||
<p>Lind dined with Jenkinson the day before yesterday. There | |||
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is a report which comes by way of France that Philadelphia | |||
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is in our hands. It is <unclear>credited</unclear> at Jenkinson's - | |||
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I heard of it likewise from <add>an</add>other quarter<del>s</del>. That d—d <sic>dc</sic> | |||
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L'olme has not yet finished.</p> | |||
<p>Friday Jan:<hi rend="superscript">y</hi> 31. 1777.</p> | |||
<p>Wed:<hi rend="superscript">y</hi> Feb 5. 1777.</p> | |||
<p>Lind's Translation is to be finished tomorrow. I dined | |||
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there yesterday. The company consisted of a man who <add>is just going to lay</add> claim to | |||
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the title of Earl of Banbury, and in the mean time calls himself | |||
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so as his Ancestors have done for many generations <unclear>-</unclear> Lady | |||
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Wallingford a relation of his. The <sic>Sollicitor</sic> Gen:<hi rend="superscript">l</hi> (Wedderburn) | |||
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<add>Baron</add> Maseres (<del>who</del> <add>he</add> is what they call Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer) | |||
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one Croft who is a young Barrister of Linc. Inn. and his Sister | |||
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They are opposite neighbours of Lind's, who takes Croft under | |||
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his protection. Lastly a Mons:<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Linguet a French Avocat | |||
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who has made more noise <add>in his country</add> than perhaps any man of his profession | |||
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ever did in any country. It was for the sake of seeing | |||
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him that Lind asked me to <hi rend="underline">be there</hi>. He wanted me to let | |||
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him <hi rend="underline">introduce</hi> me to Wedderburn and Linguet which is a different | |||
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thing: but this I did not choose. From Linguet I learn | |||
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several curious anecdotes of one kind or other. Lind's acquaintance | |||
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with him is through Wedderburn. Linguet means to take up | |||
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his abode in this country: <del><unclear><foreign>etant</foreign></unclear></del> being obliged to <hi rend="underline"><foreign>s'expatrier</foreign></hi></p> | |||
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him of it. He said he was sorry for it (thinking I meant by
that to have nothing to do with it) and really looked chagrined.
The only difficulty seems to be about the time. The price was in
a manner complied with at first word. This will be some
gratification to my vanity, whether we agree or not. And
it will be some comfort to me besides to think that upon
a pinch I have such a resource. Half as much again
as the highest price that is commonly given - this is certainly
a good omen.
Lind dined with Jenkinson the day before yesterday. There
is a report which comes by way of France that Philadelphia
is in our hands. It is credited at Jenkinson's -
I heard of it likewise from another quarters. That d—d dc
L'olme has not yet finished.
Friday Jan:y 31. 1777.
Wed:y Feb 5. 1777.
Lind's Translation is to be finished tomorrow. I dined
there yesterday. The company consisted of a man who is just going to lay claim to
the title of Earl of Banbury, and in the mean time calls himself
so as his Ancestors have done for many generations - Lady
Wallingford a relation of his. The Sollicitor Gen:l (Wedderburn)
Baron Maseres (who he is what they call Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer)
one Croft who is a young Barrister of Linc. Inn. and his Sister
They are opposite neighbours of Lind's, who takes Croft under
his protection. Lastly a Mons:r Linguet a French Avocat
who has made more noise in his country than perhaps any man of his profession
ever did in any country. It was for the sake of seeing
him that Lind asked me to be there. He wanted me to let
him introduce me to Wedderburn and Linguet which is a different
thing: but this I did not choose. From Linguet I learn
several curious anecdotes of one kind or other. Lind's acquaintance
with him is through Wedderburn. Linguet means to take up
his abode in this country: etant being obliged to s'expatrier
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Jeremy Bentham |
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