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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
to your Lind for the introduction he gave me to these people. It is impossible
to be treated with greater civility than I am by them, and with
respect to Dr Meite who is a man plus passioni & less formal there
appears to be the greater cordiality in his behaviour to me. upon my
mentioning Capn Douglas he told me that he had a pretty extensive
acquaintance among the Navy Officers there are few of the Captains who
have fitted out from home with whom he was no acquainted and if I
wished to be acquainted with any of them he made no doubt that he
could either make me so himself or find those who would. Today
He told me I must dine with him today and he would receive me
in form as the first visit and that afterwards he wished he could offer -
no I cant tell you what he said, except that it was the most cordial
pressing general invitation I ever heard.

I got my letter of introduction from Dr Lind to Mr Chas. and the next morning
(fryday) went onboard the Formidable intending to go from thence to the Sterling

Identifier: | JB/538/205/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1778-07-05	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	205	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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