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432 [Doc. 155.
SWEDENBORG’S OFFICIAL LIFE.
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He was present : May 24, 25, 30; June 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9,
10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30; July 1, 3. 4, 6.
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B.
July 6.
A letter was received from the King, in which he agrees
to the disposition of Archiater Bromell’s salary, in giving it
to Assessor Lars Benzelstierna, but he does not grant the
transfer of Benzelstierna’s salary to Swedenborg.
Whereupon the following letter was read, addressed by
Swedenborg to the College of Mines, which had been received
on June 14, and in which he thanks the members of the
College for the interest which they have shown in his behalf.
SWEDENBORG TO THE COLLEGE OF MINES. *
To His Excellency the Count and President,
and to the Honourable Councillors and Assessors of Mines,
I herewith offer my humble thanks to Your
Excellency, and the Honourable Royal College, for the high
favour which you have showed to me, in kindly proposing me
to His Majesty for the salary which has been made vacant
by the promotion of Mr. Bromellº2 as physician in chief. I de
sire also to state to you that I recognize with deep re
spect the high favour you have shown me; and I most humbly
beg of Your Excellency and the Most Honourable College, in
consideration of my having now for eight years served in the
Royal College as an extraordinary Assessor without salary,
upon the warrant which was most graciously granted to me
by the late King Charles XII, and having made during
that time a journey to the mines abroad, and having expended
my time upon what I thought would be of service to Your
Excellency and the Royal College, that you would also
henceforth be so gracious as to continue the favour you have
already shown towards me. The favour of Your Excellency,
and of the Honourable Royal College is the only thing I
build upon on such an occasion ; but, on the other hand, I
* Preserved among the letters ( Bref och Suppliquer ), addressed to the
College in 1724, p. 88.
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