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Amsterdam Septr 10th 1779.
It is but this instant that I have sent my last
to the post and I am beginning another.
The bells appear to be constantly chiming here. Every
half hour I believe they give us an air. Though I hate
ringing of bells in general this is rather pleasing.
you may remember I had a parcel from Dr Cogan to
carry to a Mr Du Bree a surgeon here. When I called
to deliver it Du Bree was not at home. I had my Valet
de place with me and from him they learnt where I lodged
and by accident that I was coming sometime that afternoon
to Crop's & May's which is very near. They watched for
me as I heard afterwards and Mr Du Bree stopt me as
I was coming away from Mr May's and invited me
in. I had not the least thoughts of there being any
letter in the parcel in which I was mentioned, but it
must have been so for He seemed wonderfully disposed
to shew me a civilities of all kinds and invited me to
dine with him the next day; I had had however two or
3 other invitations for that day but was engaged as I told
you in my last to go to spend it at Mr Munster's country house.
I asked him if there were any experiments in chemistry
or any other branch of Natural Philosophy going on
hereabouts. He told there were several people making
experiments on airs and that one a man of great
science had lately obtained a gold medal for his experiments
on that subject and that if I had the least wish for it he would introduce me to him
this was said with Our conversation was accompanied
with so much deference and humility on his part, that
though I determined to see this experimentor I could
not think either of them were men of much importance.
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Samuel Bentham |
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