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1830 March 31.
J.B. to Herries on Parly. Book keeping.

But in the mode thus denominated
another peculiarity has place of which in
& by this denomination no intimation is
afforded. This is – the peculiar language –
the technical language – may with indisputable propriety
be denominated – which in this
mode is employed in giving expression
to the several transactions and relations.
Take for example the locutions following; – wind
Debtor to Cloth – Cloth debtor to wine – either
Debtor to Sundries – or to speak in more general
terms the practice of attributing to things
relations of which things are not and persons alone
are susceptible. Here then is fiction I as it
seems to me fiction altogether without use.
Useless it appears to me I so much worse
than useless that by it a cloud is thrown over
every subject to which it is applied that
to my eyes it has at all times been completely
impenetrable: but such being the case
with my own eyes, unless amour-propre
has spread over them a more than ordinary
delusion in this same case will be those of the those persons of whom the great majority of House not to speak of Cabinets is composed.
Now

Identifier: | JB/010/224/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Date_1	1830-03-31	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	010	Main Headings	posology
Folio number	224	Info in main headings field	jb to herries on posoly book keeping
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d3
Penner		Watermarks	b&m 1829
Marginals		Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1829
Notes public		ID Number	3660
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