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Note sent with the Ms Preface to
A View of the Hard-labour Bill.

March 26th 1778.

Mr Bentham's Compliments wait on Mr
Eden — It is generally supposed that Mr Eden
either is, or knows who is, the Author of the proposed Bill
of which Mr B. is about to give a view, in a pamphlet
which is just printed, and to which the inclosed sheets are
designed to be a Preface. It has just been suggested
to him by a friend, that the tendency of them may
appear to be upon the whole rather to give an unfavourable
impression of a writer whose Preface to the proposed Bill
he admires beyond any thing he ever read on the subject
of legal policy; and by that means to a project he has
very much at heart. If so, nothing could be more contrary
to his wishes. Mr E— may probably be a better
judge, whether this is likely to be the case. If it be,

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Date_1	1778-03-26	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings	[[main_headings::Note sent with the [?]'s Preface to A View of the Hard Labour Bill]]
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