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Earl Spencer to Jeremy Bentham Esqr
Letter 1. Copy

Althorp 15 Aug. 1793
Sir

I am to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the
13th instant: and in answer to it must first observe that, circumstanced
as I am with respect to that part of my estate
at Battersea to which (though very imperfectly acquainted with
the proceedings you allude to in the Year 1782) I conceive
your attention to be directed, it will be impossible for me to give
any decisive answer on this subject without being first informed
of the sentiments and inclinations of the Archbishop
of York upon it, and even should they be favourable to
the undertaking, I must absolutely decline proceeding in the
very precipitate manner you propose because I apprehend
that the very possession you want is not in my power to
grant, part of the land being (I believe) out on Lease.

I should undoubtedly be very unwilling that any scheme
of real public utility, or even that the interests of a person
who

Identifier: | JB/541/409/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 541.
Date_1	1793-08-15	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	541	Main Headings
Folio number	409	Info in main headings field
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Penner	"George Spencer, Earl Spencer"	Watermarks
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