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Did I tell you that Q.S.P. has made a present of a screen
fire-screen? a very smart one, somwhat upon the plan of
Wilson's.

I think I won't send this away till tomorrow — I
shall then hope to find another piece of a letter in answer
to that I wrote you on Monday [the day before yesterday.]

Friday 5 o clock

I have just received your double letter: it was charged 9d,
but I got the 2d abated upon sending back the cover.

The greatest part of what is above is very agreably anticipated.

The scheme of Ld Shelburne delights me of all things.

E. India scheme certainly deserves consideration: voici my objections to it
1. It would supersede the scheme with Ld Shelburne.
2. You would put yourself in the power of a man whom you know very
little of, and whom you have even reason to think fickle & not much
to be depended upon. You have reason beforehand to fear he may prove another
Macbride.
3. If you could not go in the capacity of Naval Engineer, you could not
go in any; and then you would be altogether dependent. But could Sr
Edw. emply you in any such capacity; and if he could, what do you
know of the matter? you do not know the mathematical part, the common
technical part of the business?

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Identifier: | JB/538/285/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1779-01-??	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	285	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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