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I gave a Dentist here a ducat for putting my teeth
in better order. It was in consequence of a piece of advice
from Old Hanbury. The fellow poked cotton into a hole
in one of my teeth and took it out again repeatedly to
cleanse it out and then he stuffed in some fine sheet lead,
to fill it up. On the other side where I had 2 or 3 stumps
he broke off a little piece which was in the way and then
filed them down quite smooth, so that there is now no
harbour for the food to lodge in. He said they did not
want sealing, and advised me only to clean them with a brush.

Old Hanbury tells me he does not call this a visit and
that if I wont stay longer with them next time I come
he dont desire to see my face again. He certainly is

1779} S.B., Hamburgh
Oct } to
15 } I.B. Linc. Inn.
or } rec'd at Q.S.P.
} Oct. 23.
}

one of the most friendly of men of the common stamp.
He seems always cheerfull and happy himself and does
his utmost to make his family so, though he is no Phil
I had often heard Mr Lindgren speak of his Character fr
Mr Lindgren and and from every person I have heard
speak of him. He has an old arm chair belonging
to Baron Kloppman which was left here many years ago.

Mathias also sends his remembrances to the Baron.

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Identifier: | JB/538/395/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1779-10-15	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	395	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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