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No2 Dover Street Feb:y 14. 1792

Ld Auckland

My Lord

Some time ago I learnt from Sir Charles Bunbury that
your Lordship had been pleased to express a desire of seeing me on the
subject of the Penitentiary System, and the new lights I have been
endeavouring to throw on it. He likewise informed me of your having
since called on him when he was unfortunately from home. If your
Lordship has found time to travel through the tedious book he put into your
hands, I should be very happy to wait on your Lordship any where, and
lay before you the endeavours I have used in the view of bringing the
system once more upon the carpet, and the proposal (grounded on
the principles laid down in the Book) which I have ventured to make
to Mr Pitt in consequence. You will find the only objection, viz: the
expence, and in particular the great advance, supposed to be necessary
for the building, compleatly done away.

As to the Book, it was compleated and printed at the desire of Administration
in Ireland: it has never gone to any Bookseller's: any number of copies are

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