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Title	Letter to Joseph Benson
Post Date	September 10, 1773
Author	Wesley, John, 1703-1791
Recipient	Benson, Joseph, 1749-1821
Date	1773-09-10
Physical Description	4 pgs total; 1 pg text; 1 pg address; 1 pg blank with date; 1 pg blank
Dimensions	21 x 33 cm
Address From	Bristol
Country From	England
Collection (Provenance)	Leete Manuscript Collection
Transcriber	Wanda Smith
Plain Text Transcription	To Mr Jos[eph] Benson At the Orphan house Newcastle upon Tyne Bristol Sept. 10, 1773 Dear Joseph If Mr Thompson consents, all is well. The more you preach abroad, both in England and Scotland, the better. Only take care not to do more than you can do: not to go beyond your strength. And keep to the plain, old Methodist doctrine laid down in the Minutes of the Conference. At Trevecka you was a little warped from this, but it was a right-hand error. You will be buried in Scotland if you sell your mare and sit still. Keep her, and ride continually. Contrive (you and Billy Mr Thompson) how this may be. Sit not still, at the peril of your soul and body! Mr Fl[etcher] ought to have received their thanks. Dear Joseph, Adieu! Do all you can for poor Scotland. And write how things are there.
Published Transcription	John Telford, ed. The Letters of the Rev. John Wesley, VI. December 11, 1772, to March 12, 1780.(London: Epworth Press, 1931), pp. 40-41.
Catalog link	http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=195948
Unique Identifier	JWesley 09101773
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2003
Digitization Process	Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4037 pixels in height or width.
Digital Publisher	Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University
Rights	Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library.
Decade	1770-1779