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Nothing | Nothing can exceed y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi> pleasure I have <sic>reced</sic> from reading the Letters you have sent, from | ||
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time to time, to your Brother, w<hi rend="superscript">ch</hi> to save you the trouble I look upon as written to myself, and am | |||
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convinced y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> no body ever carried so large a freight of valuable recommendations, as you have | |||
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done, but the agreable & respectful Reception you have <unclear>met</unclear> with where ever you have been, | |||
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must have been very flattering to you, I am sure it has been to me on your account, as I | |||
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am sensible bare recommendations alone wo<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> not have done had not your own Conduct | |||
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and behaviour, given a Sanction to them. It <sic>shews</sic> how truly friendly & useful Sambrusky's | |||
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<sic>advise</sic> was to you, to visit & make yourself acquainted with other maritime places in | |||
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your way to <sic>Peters burg</sic>, where, the beneficial progress you have made in your Route | |||
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thither will I make no doubt, gain you a much better welcome in giving you so | |||
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much additional consequence, to what you carried out with you by your Letters from | |||
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<unclear>home</unclear> - The occurrences you have met with & the good use you appear to have made of | |||
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them cannot fail to have <sic>enlarg'd</sic> your Ideas, & qualified you, to turn still more to | |||
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your advantage what future Incidents may occur to you, your last Letter from | |||
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<unclear>Lieban</unclear><!-- "Liebau"? --> of the 6<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> instant pleases me above all - as the Intelligence you have <sic>gatherd</sic> | |||
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respecting the advantages likely to accrue to you by connecting yourself in Trade | |||
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with some responsible Merchant or Merchants in the place you <sic>mention'd</sic> seems | |||
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at first view & upon the first report to be very encouraging - My Assistance my | |||
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dear Child, as far as my abilities enable me you may be <sic>asured</sic> of; you | |||
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are not ignorant, that my property tho' some thing considerable is yet all in | |||
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Land, but I shall be willing to raise you £1000<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> & charge my Estate | |||
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with it, upon a reasonable Satisfaction of it's being to your advantage | |||
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and I am so far from being against it, that I would have you by no means | |||
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to lose sight of it — nevertheless, I dare say, you will think it rather premature, | |||
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to decide absolutely upon it, or as to the mode of engaging in it, till you | |||
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have been at <sic>Peters burg</sic>, | |||
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Dec:r 31. 1779. No bad letter this, as you will see, to
close the year with.
My dear Sam!
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Nothing can exceed ye pleasure I have reced from reading the Letters you have sent, from
time to time, to your Brother, wch to save you the trouble I look upon as written to myself, and am
convinced yt no body ever carried so large a freight of valuable recommendations, as you have
done, but the agreable & respectful Reception you have met with where ever you have been,
must have been very flattering to you, I am sure it has been to me on your account, as I
am sensible bare recommendations alone wod not have done had not your own Conduct
and behaviour, given a Sanction to them. It shews how truly friendly & useful Sambrusky's
advise was to you, to visit & make yourself acquainted with other maritime places in
your way to Peters burg, where, the beneficial progress you have made in your Route
thither will I make no doubt, gain you a much better welcome in giving you so
much additional consequence, to what you carried out with you by your Letters from
home - The occurrences you have met with & the good use you appear to have made of
them cannot fail to have enlarg'd your Ideas, & qualified you, to turn still more to
your advantage what future Incidents may occur to you, your last Letter from
Lieban of the 6th instant pleases me above all - as the Intelligence you have gatherd
respecting the advantages likely to accrue to you by connecting yourself in Trade
with some responsible Merchant or Merchants in the place you mention'd seems
at first view & upon the first report to be very encouraging - My Assistance my
dear Child, as far as my abilities enable me you may be asured of; you
are not ignorant, that my property tho' some thing considerable is yet all in
Land, but I shall be willing to raise you £1000d & charge my Estate
with it, upon a reasonable Satisfaction of it's being to your advantage
and I am so far from being against it, that I would have you by no means
to lose sight of it — nevertheless, I dare say, you will think it rather premature,
to decide absolutely upon it, or as to the mode of engaging in it, till you
have been at Peters burg,
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Jeremy Bentham; Jeremiah Bentham |
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