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So much, at least for the present, as to myself.
I will now give you as full and at the same time as brief, an account of the state of
your affairs as I can so far as they have come to my knowledge.

Of the disagreeable business of the Malthouse you would not
wish, I suppose to hear much. It will be a satisfaction however
to you to know that with respect to the Extent the Assignees
have the better of the King. This makes a difference
of about £250 in favour of the Creditors. One Low
a Publican, who keeps the Brown Bear in Leman Street
Goodman's fields has been with me about taking it. But
as he would offer no more than £30 a year I told him
I could give him no encouragement to expect that you would
close with his proposal. the manner and appearance of the
man I liked much; but as I ahev very little faith in
physionomy and never think it a sufficient ground for
better can be had, I put a number of
questions to him to serve as a ground for the enquiries I
intend to make concerning his character and circumstances.
All the rest I have to say to you on this subject, Sir,
may wait till your return.

Pope's affair, Mr Browne desires me to tell you, rests
in status quo till your return. Alas! Dear Sir, I am
sorry that you are now for the first time to learn by
bitter experience what I have long since understood from
frequent observation, that the so much boasted maxim " Whatever the
"Law gives a right, it gives a remedy" is no more nor less than
a Conundrum. The key to it is, that if it does not give a
remedy, it gives no right — When there is no legal right,
there can be no legal wrong.

Now for the better news — Mr Browne has received the rent
of the houses in Petty France up to the Midsummer. I
took a view of them last Thursday. The Beams and Joists
of the 1st floor are laid, and the side walls carried up
almost to the 2d. There seemed to be a good many men at
work. You have heard from Mrs Far of Mrs Leech's
death. To this I may add that before the old lady was
carried out of the house, two persons Chamber-Milliners
who live next door to Mrs Delap, came to look at the
Apartment, as I understand, in the view of taking it. But
persons so circumstanced I suppose you would hardly wish<lb/. to have for tenants. If you can fix upon your plan at that
distance and should think proper to communicate it to me, or any
body else, it might save some as to the letting it. It might
at least be advertised. — I forget whether Mr Browne had
told that the assignment of your Lease of the Houses in Petty France
has been executed by all parties.

Yor Coachman Daniel is hired to a Mr Jeake's in
James Street; but would not engage himself for longer
than till your return, till he knew whether you might
not be willing to take him again into your service. Such old

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Identifier: | JB/537/351/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 537.
Date_1	1775-09-05	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	537	Main Headings
Folio number	351	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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