JB/011/192/001

Click Here To Edit

1826 April 12
J.B. to Sec. Penal Code Peel on Bodies for dissection Letter 2

When I feel approbation it is delightful, when
disapprobation never otherwise than it is painful to declare it. The esteem and
gratitude called forth by your Legislative improvements I
let pass no occasion for giving expression to: in comparison
of my own conceptions and endeavours they do not go far
but I feel no difficulty in conceiving the impossibility of
their going further. I wish I should extend them to
But my wishes are vain as to the extending the being to extend them to the present
occasion: the reasons are before you.

I can not assure myself to what a degree it might not be prejudicial to your own useful endeavours to be known or suspected know to what degree it might be
prejudicial to obstructive to those same generous endeavours of yours, to be known to hold
any sort of confidential any intercourse that could bear
the name of confidential with a person whose principles
were to well known to such a degree in such sort known as mine or those of
this your troublesome correspondent:⊞ ⊞ and this too for the purpose of giving an intimation, how far so ever from explicit, of such measures as may be supposed. to this moment therefore, with
the exception of two persons of whom from this desirable end
the nature of their attachment to me I can be sure, the
fact of my receiving a letter from you with the word any such word as confidential
upon it is not known to anybody. But I
must either give up altogether and without any reason that to me appears
adequate, a point of the importance of which my reasons
have so fully been expressed, or cause make into communication
on the subject with some appropriate coadjutor. If
within a week from this date I do not receive some
intimation from you to the contrary I shall accordingly
regard myself as having your permission, to show
your letter to and talk the matter over with, Mr John
Smith the M. of whose the coincidence of whose
sentiments with mine I am sufficiently assured: and at whose hands I am confident you have no apprehension of any improper use of it.

I remain Sir, Yours with the truest respect
Jeremy Bentham.

Rt. Hon. Robt Peel
&c &c &c

Identifier: | JB/011/192/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 11.
Date_1	1826-04-12	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	011	Main Headings	law amendment
Folio number	192	Info in main headings field	jb to sec peel on bodies for dissection
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	3889
Box Contents