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I feel myself strongly tempted to lay attempt give before
the public a sketch slight picture of it as soon as I have
a little leisure. I do not see how it is possible
for any gentleman to include so large a field
in the compass of a speech. The field seems to be too extensive
forto be comprized by embraced in the compass of a single
speech in Parliament.

Were demonstration to be given, as equally irrefragable suppose as any in England Do you think it could would it stand any chance
answer any good
of producing any good effect? on ministry, on Parl’s
purpose or in the might? I have great doubts about it,
In this, & in every thing and of parliament in particular
I doubt the disposition of the public is to give
carte blanche to the Ministry, and that of the
Ministry of course to take it.

May I take the liberty of asking you
whether you or the gentle­ men you act with
have any thing determinate to come forward
with in relation to the Penitentiary­-System:
any specific plan of construction, any specific
any plan of management – any calculation
with regard to the expense. Whether upon
comparison of the two you look upon Mr
Blackburne’s plan as preferable to what mine:
or rather of what mine might be made to be:
if so, on what pl are the principal points on
which the preference turns? and to be favoured Could you favour me
in that event with any specific objections that I might either
recognize the justice of them, which if convinced of
it I would do without reserve, or do my endeavours
to answer obviate them now before the publication of my book
is compleated.

Identifier: | JB/119/083/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 119.
Date_1	1791-05-06	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	119	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	083	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]
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Notes public	[[notes_public::letter 768, vol. 4; "sent a fair draft of this with great additions and alterations may 6th 1791 by a gray's inn porter" [note in bentham's hand]]]	ID Number	39594
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