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the obligation does no obligation bears not bear upon the principal
the receipt of it, whenever recorded, is essentially
certain, depending upon principles causes efficacy of
which is not exposed to fashion. Being the holder
of an Annuity Note, there is not a person living
w whom I have any right to call upon to give
me value for it: but had it not been for the advantage
ressr secured rea<add>accruing</add> from the holding of the note
I should not have become the holder of it: and
as the advantage thus accruing to me from the
holding of this note is no greater to me than
it will be to thousands of other people in a word
to every man without exception to whom it can
be in my way to offer it in the event of his
becoming the holder of it in my stead, the activity
of my obtaining value for it at any time counts
nothing of being entire.

Nobody No one living is bound to give me silver for any one
of the guineas I have in my pocket, [Yet whosoever
entertained any apprehension of not being able to
get silver for his guineas? yet in whose eyese
did the value of a guinea ever seem precarious]

Yet who is there that ever hesitated to receive a
guinea, under the apprehension of not being able to
get change for it? Not only the self regarding advantage of making
profit by goods deliver sold for part of the value, engages
my neighbour the shop keeper to change it
for



Identifier: | JB/002/158/001
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Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

not numbered

Box

002

Main Headings

annuity notes

Folio number

158

Info in main headings field

Image

001

Titles

note?

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

e2

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

g&ep 1794

Marginals

jeremy bentham

Paper Producer

fr3

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

1794

Notes public

ID Number

897

Box Contents

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