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Answer to Mr Fords Observations upon Panopticon

Mr Bentham's Answer to a Paper intitled
"Mr Fords Observations upon a Contract between
the Lords of His Majesty's Treasury and Jer:
Bentham Esq:r for building a Penitentiary House
"&c &c" July 4 - 1795

Article 1. Already acceded to at the first word,
and for the reasons given by Mr Ford.

Article 2. Mr Bentham would be very glad
to be rid, even at some hazard, of the delays and
difficulties attending the making of an exact estimate.
From such view as he has been able to
obtain of the matter, he cannot consent willingly
to accept of so little as the 30,000. He would
be satisfied with a thousand more. The two first
installments would then stand 12,000 amd 12,000,
instead of 10,000 and 10,000: the last instalment
payable on the reception of the Prisoners to remain
as it is at 7000. This 4000 being
in satisfaction for the extra expences relative to
the Building cannot in any part of it be postponed
to the other period.

Article 7. As to what concerns the specification
in regard to wholesome food, Mr Bentham will
do his endeavours to meet Mr Ford's ideas without

Identifier: | JB/115/112/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 115.
Date_1	1795-07-04	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	115	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	112	Info in main headings field	answers to mr fords observations upon panopticon contract
Image	001	Titles
Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f1 / f2 / f3 / f4
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Notes public		ID Number	37487
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