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In what Papers should it be inserted? In all the London
Papers? There are I think almost about 14 or 15. -

In all the Country Papers? there are I believe not fewer
than 60 or 70. But this exclusive of Scotland: & Scotland
is not to be neglected. How many times? Once in each
I should think sufficient: once in each of two papers includes
more readers than twice in the same paper.

Too many, I presume, cannot be called though perhaps
only one can be chosen. There is no great loss of time in
hearing what every man has to say, though they should be ever
so numerous, & what nineteen in twenty have to say ever so
irrelevant — There is no harm in hearing what comes from
the remotest corner of the country: though when one comes -
to make choice as so much depends upon personal Character
of which a judgment can hardly been formed without inquiries
upon the spot, I have no great notion of its being thought
eligible to treat with persons at any considerable distance
from London, unless where any particular facility of making
the requisite enquiries may present itself.

Expence of correspondence. As we shall thus be giving
trouble to a multitude of people, of whom no more than one
can be paid for it, it seems to me that at any rate we ought
to save them as much as may be from anxiety & expence. That
therefore two Letters at least should be written to each, one to
inform him of the receipt of his proposals: the other to put
an end to his expectations as soon as it is determined not to
treat with him: and that we should pay the postage out
as well as in. What will this amount to? There is no
saying. There may be not twenty Candidates - there may
be hundreds.

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	117	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	041	Info in main headings field
Image	004	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f1 / f2 / f3 / f4
Penner		Watermarks	[[watermarks::edmeads & pine [britannia with shield emblem]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	edward cooke
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	letter 711, vol. 4	ID Number	38658
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