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DOCUMENT 70.
SWEDENBORG TO BENZELIUS.*
74
Most honoured friend and brother,
I arrived in Stockholm the day before yester
day. I intend to remain here until Easter; for I have much
to do in order to get everything ready that I contemplate.
Your letter followed me from Stiernsund to Starbo ; but I could
not answer it earlier, as I have been taking a little journey
in the mining district. I thank you for taking so much care
about the Dedalus. I wish that Dr. Roberg?º would be pleased
to help it with the engraving. If you would kindly supply
Dædalus, part vi, with Stjernhjelm’s Linea Carolina,14 and
afterwards add his life to it, I should be very much pleased,
as it deserves to be done, and I have now so little time to
write anything that requires quiet and reflection .
The salt boiling and inland navigation are in a good way;
I think they will obtain the King’s approbation. I am now
sending down to Deputy-counsellor Fahlström, the project
about the observatory at Upsal. I am inclined to think that
His Majesty will approve of it; and also that he will call upon
Upsal to hand in a proposition about the institution of a
faculty. The result will perhaps be known between Easter
and Whitsuntide. Will you please give my compliments to
Prof. Elfvius,54 and ask him about his Linea Carolina.74 It
does not matter that he is hard to deal with for it; he is not
usually so with me ; I must insist upon begging for it, as I
have already half promised it.
* Benzelius’ Collection, Vol. XL, No. 129. No. V, p. 107 in the Ap
pendix to Atterbom’s " Siare och Skalder.” Letter 19, in Mr. White’s “New
Churchman," Vol. 2, p. 115.
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