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this  faithful  and  circumftantial  account  of  what  was 
there  attempted,  together  with  fome  obfervations  there- 
upon, as  an  humble  teftimony  of  my  duty  and  gratitude 
for  the  great  honour  conferred  upon  me. 
How  far  I may  have  fucceeded  in  thefe  my  zealous 
endeavours  to  afcertain  the  moft  proper  conftru&ion  for 
conductors  is,  with  the  greateft  deference,  fubmitted  to 
your  majesty  and  the  public.  And  whatever  confe- 
quences  may  be  derived  from  thefe  experiments,  I am 
happy  in  the  thought  of  having  done  every  thing  in  my 
power,  with  the  utmoft  candour  and  impartiality,  to  in- 
veftigate  truth,  in  a queftion  of  real  advantage  to  fcience, 
and  of  fuch  importance  to  the  public,  as  feems,  in  my 
humble  opinion,  worthy  the  attention  of  the  ableft  phi- 
lofopers. 
I am, 
SIR, 
YOUR  MAJESTY’S 
moft  faithful  and 
moft  dutiful  fubjeCt, 
Nov.  12,  1777.  BENJAMIN  WILSON. 
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