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'' | <p>effected in a much easier <add>more simple</add> manner: by only altering the direction of the eye of<lb/> | ||
<add>2</add> an eyebolt Wilson will tell you what an eyebolt is it is shaped thus <!-- drawing of an eyebolt --><lb/> | |||
when I mentioned this the Master & Carpenter began swearing at themselves<lb/> | |||
for not having thought of the same thing. These two eyebolts are fastened to<lb/> | |||
an iron hook I directed therefore the Carpenter to take the hoop on shore <add>to the Dockyard</add> to the<lb/> | |||
Blacksmiths and get the eyebolts altered.</p> | |||
Thursday morning I called <del>at</del> D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <unclear>Meite's</unclear> for 2<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> or 3<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> time & found him at home.<lb/> | |||
He received me with all imaginable politeness, & insisted on my going to<lb/> | |||
dine with him at his father's in Law D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Lind where his wife then was.<lb/> | |||
I dont know whether I had told you that D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Lind had offered to introduce<lb/> | |||
me to <unclear>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></unclear> Cha<hi rend="superscript">s</hi> Douglas. in our walk I asked D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <unclear>Meite</unclear> if he was<lb/> | |||
acquainted with <unclear>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></unclear> Cha<hi rend="superscript">s</hi> he told me very intimately and would make me<lb/> | |||
so if I has any desire of it. I said <hi rend="underline">what was right &</hi> proper upon<lb/> | |||
the occasion telling him at the same that I intended to have called<lb/> | |||
that afternoon on D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Lind to beg him to give me a letter to take to <del><gap/></del><lb/> | |||
<unclear>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></unclear> Cha<hi rend="superscript">s</hi> onboard his Ship the Sterling Castle. How much I am obliged | |||
effected in a much easier more simple manner: by only altering the direction of the eye of
2 an eyebolt Wilson will tell you what an eyebolt is it is shaped thus
when I mentioned this the Master & Carpenter began swearing at themselves
for not having thought of the same thing. These two eyebolts are fastened to
an iron hook I directed therefore the Carpenter to take the hoop on shore to the Dockyard to the
Blacksmiths and get the eyebolts altered.
Thursday morning I called at Dr Meite's for 2d or 3d time & found him at home.
He received me with all imaginable politeness, & insisted on my going to
dine with him at his father's in Law Dr Lind where his wife then was.
I dont know whether I had told you that Dr Lind had offered to introduce
me to Mr Chas Douglas. in our walk I asked Dr Meite if he was
acquainted with Mr Chas he told me very intimately and would make me
so if I has any desire of it. I said what was right & proper upon
the occasion telling him at the same that I intended to have called
that afternoon on Dr Lind to beg him to give me a letter to take to
Mr Chas onboard his Ship the Sterling Castle. How much I am obliged
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Correspondence |
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Samuel Bentham |
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