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have the consent and approbation of your Grace: and]
it would be a powerful help assistance to the design, if
you would have the goodness to give communication intimation
of it of such compliance to Lord Spencer, (who is at Althorp) accompanied with
any words of recommendation approbation which your Grace may think fit to
add for the purpose of add with a view of obtaining his assurance recommending the matter it to his
concurrence the example to his imitation the business
article to his notice.
In conversation about a month ago when with Mr Pitt and Mr Dundas honoured me with a
call at my house,
I was mentioning at
time
I told them that by the help of means of the
some mechanical assistances, similar to those some with
which they saw me provided, I would not absolutely
despair of being in readiness to receive
my prisoners by the meeting of Parliament: in
consequence they desired me to begin my arrangements
immediately, though at that time nothing
was signed nor so much as specifically settled: and now I
am urged to engage under a penalty of five
thousand pounds to have the buildings in readiness
in six months under a penalty of
five thousand pounds. [+] Five years was the
least shortest time looked for
in the previous plan Nine hundred was the
number of prisoners to be provided for by the under the Act: I
Five years was
the shortest time looked
to fix the completion of
all business under the
Act
am to receive a thousand. B This will help your
Grace to conceive how material in a season which will soon be precarious a
single day may be. I have the honour to be
with all respect and veneration
My Lord, Your Grace's most obedient and humble
Servant
P.S.
Your Grace will have
the goodness to return the
letter at your leisure. Any commands your Grace may Any have for me in relation to
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