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London September 23d 1793

Dear Sir

I am now more than three month in this place, and have seen more of the arts, than in all my life before.  I have been very forunate in [[strikethrough]] getting [[/strikethrough]] getting aquainted with every person I [[wished?]] for, and find them just the reverce from what I expected, that is they seem to take a pleasure in giving information insted of withholding it.  

my little timepiece with the circular pendulum, I have now []going as well as any Clock in London  I had not regulated it before I came on board the ship, tho it went all the way over, so if you have not got your Clock altered, I can now with certanty recomend it, as being much better than the Barr one.

My improviments are thought much more of here than I expected, so much so, that a Clock and watchmaker who has a very large trade, has agreed to [[strikethrough]] [[take?]] [[/strikethrough]] at all the expence of taking out patents, and alow me half the profits, this is a contract by which I can loose nothing, and perhaps my get some thing hansom, we are going to work as fast as posible, and hope to be able to show you somthing clever next year.

Please to give my best respects to Mr Bordley and Mr. Mifflin, and tell them I shall at all times be proud to serve them in any thing in my power