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July 21 1794
I can not make time to go to town today: You must absolutely
come down to me this evening, and I will return with you tomorrow
morning early: Upsal will escort you in the evening at least
half way.
The case is, I wish you not to say anything to Lindegren
or any body till I see you: the business is too tempting to be
trusted even to him without a Patent. I have no doubt of the
validity of such Patent. I have since my last been more
particular in my calculations. The result is
Road from between Edinburgh & London, every other day from each place.
necessary to be
Cart Caravan consisting of 5 Carts each carrying a ton Relays, 18:
Stays, 36: Rests 3, an hour each: rate of travelling 21 Miles a day each
Relay all the year round (which pr Smith can be done)
Sum necessary to be advanced for a months trial, no more than £900-10-0
Capital for a whole year including the above £2,000
Receipt daily at £16 per ton instead of £22 the present charge }
and for 4 ton only, being only 4/5 of a full freight ..} 64. 0 - 0
Deduct daily expenditure interest of the above capital }
included — — — — — — } £31 - 6 - 6
Neat
Receipt per annum at the above rate at 312 days (Sundays } £19 - 968- 0 - 0
being excluded ) to the year — — — — }
Deduct expenditure per annum — — — — — — — — — — £9 - 765 - 0 - 0
Remains neat — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 10,203 - 0 - 0
Identifier: | JB/541/571/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 541.
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Jeremy Bentham |
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