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Rh family for seemingly no purpose as I depended upon going with our Machine in the Dorsetshire, which Ship I find is not ordered for Channel Services, therefore have no hope left and as I am confidently told that your Lordship is going from home in a little time. I hope you will take it into consideration and Order that some Ship may be taken about me before you go and if there is no probability of my going this year I think it is to little purpose augmenting any my trouble by staying here, therefore most sincerely beg that your Lordship will consider my situation and I am with all submission, Your Lordship's most humble and Obedient Servant.

Wm. Harrison

July 29th

But this was to no puropse for he never recieved any answer nor was his Father able to give him any satifactory account and as he could not see any the least prospect of relief, he determined to come back again to London with the Machine which he had with him, and in the begining of September, he waited on Admiral Holbourn who then Commanded at that Place and informed him of his situation and begged he would please to Ship him for London as the Plymouth Transport Shipping Master then lay at Spithead and was bound to London. The Admiral Ordered her to come into the Harbour in order to put the Machine on board her with less danger and Mr. Wm. Harrison arrived at London on the 19th of September.

On his arrival at London, he directly applied to