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Dear Papa Queen's March 1st 1762. —
I received your letter of the 23d, and find that you
was of opinion that I should have sent to my Tutor to let him
know I was not well, but that would not signify much, as he
might have seen that in the books where I was put down aeger
and so might the Provost too; however as I am very well now, andit
does not signify. I could not help wondering at my own
Stupidity, when I read that your letter which put me in
mind that I had not acquainted you with my having given
Mr Jefferson the bank-Note, however, I can so far satisfy
you, that I was not so neglectfull in delaying giving it to him
as I have been in mentioning it to you. I shall do this week the
first publick exercise in the Schools that I ever did that is
answer under-Batchelor, which is to dispute with another undergraduate for two or 3
hours sitting under a determining Batchelor, who is to take up the Cudgels in my defence, if there be occasion,
can be done only in Lent. this Week too I shall finish Homer,
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Jeremy Bentham |
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