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<p>At the 2<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> of August next I shall have <unclear>served</unclear> out | |||
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my seven years, at the expiration of that time some | |||
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alterations must take place I have not as yet determined | |||
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what I shall but my present plan is <del>th<gap/></del>.</p> | |||
<note>1778 SB to — his future | |||
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views as to his future.</note> | |||
<p>Pinnell<!-- Parnell? --> who at present considers me a <sic>a</sic> terrible <del>nuisance</del> | |||
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nuisance will not admit of having <sic>intered</sic> in the Yard | |||
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neither indeed should I wish <del>it and</del> to be there if I were | |||
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not to continue to be as much my own Master as I am | |||
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at present and this would be almost impossible. You know | |||
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the ruling disposition of the Wooden men that is to keep | |||
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as much as they can to themselves. Tis this disposition that | |||
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has induced him to forbid me the men of the Mold loft | |||
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and which would prevent my having anything to do | |||
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with the management of the work. As to the | |||
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business of the Mold loft I <del>wou</del> do not desire to | |||
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have any thing to do with that <del><gap/></del> but I should | |||
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like much to superintend the building of <unclear><del>nine</del></unclear> one | |||
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Ship under the foreman of the New Work but as | |||
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this is not practicable at the expiration of my time | |||
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I shall apply myself <unclear>lonely</unclear> to Geometry & finish | |||
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the 5<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> book for publication supposing I can seperate | |||
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it from the rest of Mathematics You know I have | |||
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some reason to believe that by this means I might | |||
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get some reputation & by that means Interest enough | |||
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to get Master Boat builder or even perhaps Master Ca<gap/></p> | |||
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At the 2d of August next I shall have served out
my seven years, at the expiration of that time some
alterations must take place I have not as yet determined
what I shall but my present plan is th.
1778 SB to — his future
views as to his future.
Pinnell who at present considers me a a terrible nuisance
nuisance will not admit of having intered in the Yard
neither indeed should I wish it and to be there if I were
not to continue to be as much my own Master as I am
at present and this would be almost impossible. You know
the ruling disposition of the Wooden men that is to keep
as much as they can to themselves. Tis this disposition that
has induced him to forbid me the men of the Mold loft
and which would prevent my having anything to do
with the management of the work. As to the
business of the Mold loft I wou do not desire to
have any thing to do with that but I should
like much to superintend the building of nine one
Ship under the foreman of the New Work but as
this is not practicable at the expiration of my time
I shall apply myself lonely to Geometry & finish
the 5th book for publication supposing I can seperate
it from the rest of Mathematics You know I have
some reason to believe that by this means I might
get some reputation & by that means Interest enough
to get Master Boat builder or even perhaps Master Ca
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