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302 [Doc. 81.
SWEDENBORG’S CORRESPONDENCE .
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How is Prof. Valerius71 doing now? God grant that I
may hear of his health and prosperity! With a thousand
kind remembrances to Anna, to Count Mörner,79 and little
brother Eric,68 I remain
Your most faithful brother and servant,
EMAN. SWEDBERG.
Wenersborg, the end of June, 1718.
DOCUMENT 81.
SWEDENBORG TO BENZELIUS . *
Most honoured and dear brother,
Your welcome letter reached me in Ström
stadt; it had come after me to Wenersborg and Strömstadt,
and therefore I could not answer it sooner. I have been
twice at Strömstadt
, and I shall have probably to go there
soon again. I found His Majesty most gracious towards me;
much more so than I had any reason to expect, which I re
gard as a good omen. Count Mörner79 also showed me all
the favour that I could wish.
Every day I had some mathematical matters for His
Majesty, who deigned to be pleased with all of them. When
the eclipse took place, I took His Majesty out to see it,
and talked much to him about it. This, however, is a mere
beginning. I hope in time to be able to do something in this
quarter for the advancement of science ; but I do not wish to
bring anything forward now , except what is of immediate use.
His Majesty found considerable fault with me for not having
continued my Dædalus, but I pleaded want of means ; of
which he does not like to hear. I expect some assistance for
it very soon.
With respect to brother Esberg,69 I will see that he
* Benzelius’ Collection, Vol. XL, No. 137. No. X, in the Appendix
to Atterbom’s “Siare och Skalder ," p. 114.
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