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1820 Decr. 2
J.B. to Colomb on the Paper Money
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Now then as to the delay and the cause of it reason. To
be plain with you, I never my object on this occasion was is and from the very first was to drive a bargain with you:
this you will under and so as you will see, it was from the very first.
take care if yourself. It is written the labourer is worthy
of his hire. If I set to work, yes and nay and before I set to work,
I look to have have my hire. [+] I expect payment: and twill
[+]1 in payment for my
labours this service
at any rate for my best endeavours
in relation
to this service it, what
I look for is the end
I
being admitted to render
authority for rendering
you a much more
valuable and punctual
service:
I mean the drawing up for you a compleat body of proposed
take you in what shape. In the shape a
laws, beginning with the penal branch [+]2
[+]2 upon the the whole principles
of which however much with
so flattering a
in Spain and has
so long been p
there.
The case is this business
not when I first mentioned the purpose
of legislative draughts is the business I have bred myself up
to Mr Moray out
to. I have served seven — seven years apprenticeship to it. It is
the hope of rendering you some service. But the utmost service
which I the one I feel myself most competent
which I am contradistinction of because
Why I make this a stipulation I will tell you presently.
render you in this shape. very unconditional
comparison of that which I am confident
of being able to render to you in another shape if I
of a compleat body of proposed law. [+] That or the
the extracts of which would be most pleasant to me
that is the which I feel
as is my having served more than seven — seven years
apprenticeships to it. Now then the bargain I am
to drive with you may be stand expressed in these words: if
you will give me the proper competent
render you the greater service I will do use my endeavours towards
the rendering you the better service [+]
[+] When this is done
I am paid.
On your
part I hope it will not be thought a very hard one
When It binds me to the endeavour: it binds not you to any
thing. When the goods arrive, if life and health suffer them
to arrive it will depend upon the customers whether to put them to use, or
to throw them in to the fire fire.
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codification proposal (codification offer) |
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jb to colomb on the paper money |
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jeremy bentham |
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letter 2726, vol. 10 |
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