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<p>July 8<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> 1778</p> | |||
<p>I went off so late to S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> Helens yesterday that I had | |||
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time only to <del><gap/></del> <add>call</add> on board the Foudroyant & Formidable | |||
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with my 2 <hi rend="underline">hoops</hi> and to spend about an hour | |||
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with S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Cha's Douglas. we were that time so fully | |||
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engaged on various subjects that I even forgot to propose | |||
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his having his steering apparatus altered according to | |||
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my plan. I put the description of the flying <unclear>m<gap/>tai<gap/></unclear> | |||
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in my pocket he has seen them and knows the | |||
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author of the letter very well. I have told you or | |||
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you know that S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Cha<hi rend="superscript">s</hi> has been in the Russian | |||
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service. He tells me that my name is already | |||
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<unclear>famous</unclear> as a Shipwright the headman in this d<gap/>ment | |||
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to the Dutch was a M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Bentham and <gap/> | |||
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excedingly clever fellow he was. he made great improve<gap/> | |||
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his successor is an englishman also and is 90 years | |||
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old. S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Cha<hi rend="superscript">s</hi> has parted off more than half his | |||
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<gap/>partments including one of the quarter galleries i.e. necessaries | |||
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for the use of such of the sick as are on the recovery. | |||
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this is what perhaps few Captain's but himself would do.</p> | |||
<p>Q.S.P. sent me a draft today for 18£</p> | |||
<p>I have this instant received your letter.</p> | |||
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July 8th 1778
I went off so late to St Helens yesterday that I had
time only to call on board the Foudroyant & Formidable
with my 2 hoops and to spend about an hour
with Sr Cha's Douglas. we were that time so fully
engaged on various subjects that I even forgot to propose
his having his steering apparatus altered according to
my plan. I put the description of the flying mtai
in my pocket he has seen them and knows the
author of the letter very well. I have told you or
you know that Sr Chas has been in the Russian
service. He tells me that my name is already
famous as a Shipwright the headman in this dment
to the Dutch was a Mr Bentham and
excedingly clever fellow he was. he made great improve
his successor is an englishman also and is 90 years
old. Sr Chas has parted off more than half his
partments including one of the quarter galleries i.e. necessaries
for the use of such of the sick as are on the recovery.
this is what perhaps few Captain's but himself would do.
Q.S.P. sent me a draft today for 18£
I have this instant received your letter.
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Samuel Bentham |
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