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<p>I have received your's of 22<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></p> | <p>I have received your's of 22<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></p> | ||
I should like the scheme of <unclear>taking</unclear> the <unclear>Russian</unclear><!-- Prussian? --> but <unclear>mightily</unclear> | <p>I should like the scheme of <unclear>taking</unclear> the <unclear>Russian</unclear><!-- Prussian? --> but <unclear>mightily</unclear> | ||
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- but for the reasons you mention I have no great idea of | |||
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<sic>it's</sic> succeeding. I will think about a method of carrying it into execution. | |||
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Perhaps I amy call upon Sambouski: our name i believe | |||
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is known to him; but I fear not in a very advantageous way. All | |||
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that however is mere conjecture, & I have not time to mention | |||
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particulars.</p> | |||
<p>What mean you by the Book L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> Mulgrave recommended | |||
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you? <gap/><!-- page torn --> not that the very book I got for you? <foreign>Manuel des</foreign> | |||
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<foreign>Marins</foreign> I think the title of it is.</p> | |||
<p>I will see about Don Jorge</p> | |||
<p>If they charge you double at the Post Office for single letters, | |||
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complain.</p> | |||
<p>I wrote to you by Peake's boy - I thought he would <add>was to</add> have | |||
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set out on Tuesday morning - but I found he was not to set out till | |||
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Tuesday night.</p> | |||
<p><unclear>Here</unclear><!-- There? --> is but an indifferent 3 <sic>penn'orth</sic>.</p> | |||
<p>Madam Q.S.P. has lately had a disappointment. <unclear>Banks</unclear> wrote | |||
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a letter to C.A. asking him to go on from Geneva with him into | |||
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Italy. C.A. wrote an answer <unclear>spelling</unclear> to be <unclear>treated</unclear>. <del><gap/> <gap/></del> Came | |||
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a civil reply, but the hint was not accepted.</p> | |||
Wednesday Decr 23 1778 Linc. Inn.
I have got for you Sunderland on Ship-building — Is it
not a Book you have been in want of? If not tell me, within
this week, and I can return it — it cost 5s.
I have received your's of 22d
I should like the scheme of taking the Russian but mightily
- but for the reasons you mention I have no great idea of
it's succeeding. I will think about a method of carrying it into execution.
Perhaps I amy call upon Sambouski: our name i believe
is known to him; but I fear not in a very advantageous way. All
that however is mere conjecture, & I have not time to mention
particulars.
What mean you by the Book Ld Mulgrave recommended
you? not that the very book I got for you? Manuel des
Marins I think the title of it is.
I will see about Don Jorge
If they charge you double at the Post Office for single letters,
complain.
I wrote to you by Peake's boy - I thought he would was to have
set out on Tuesday morning - but I found he was not to set out till
Tuesday night.
Here is but an indifferent 3 penn'orth.
Madam Q.S.P. has lately had a disappointment. Banks wrote
a letter to C.A. asking him to go on from Geneva with him into
Italy. C.A. wrote an answer spelling to be treated. Came
a civil reply, but the hint was not accepted.
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