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<!-- This page is organised in two columns --> <p> difficulties got over. Great insertions have been <gap/> <lb/> It cannot consist now of so little hardly as <lb/> 350 pages, besides Preface. | <!-- This page is organised in two columns --> <p> difficulties got over. Great insertions have been <gap/> <lb/> It cannot consist now of so little hardly as <lb/> 350 pages, besides Preface. Comfort yourself however<lb/> with the thought that it is impossible I should ever<lb/> be so <sic>hamper'd</sic> again: having given an exhaustive view <lb/> of the system of possible offences, and found myself obliged<lb/> to lay the foundation of another work by drawing<lb/> up (without insisting ) an analysis of the possible<lb/> modifications of <hi rend="underline">property</hi>.) The last section (which <lb/> is finished) of the last chapter but one contains a <lb/> plan for an entire C. civil as well as penal. In <lb/> my last (by Sneyd) <del>I</del> Aug. 9<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> I sent you the Prospectus<lb/>in its corrected state.</p> | ||
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<p> I keep up my spirits mighty well, in hope of <lb/> an happy issue to my own affair. A multitude of<lb/> anecdotes <foreign>bien arrivée</foreign> which I have picked up contribute<lb/> to assure me of success.</p> | |||
<p> S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Paul you know lives at Chertsey — I have a valuable<lb/> friend in him: he is perfectly zealous in doing <lb/> every thing he can think of to oblige me, although<lb/> we have never had a <foreign>tête-a-tête</foreign>. I shall make <lb/> a confidant of him. He can assist me in various ways<lb/> by correcting and by <unclear>pushing</unclear> in other countries.</p> | |||
<p> Oct. 30th 1780. Thorpe. G.W. is far advanced in a Digest of the <lb/> Laws of Bankruptcy. The D's are well and still at Brompton. J.D. has been <lb/> to Wales. E.D. jun<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>: is <unclear>ever</unclear> to live at home. Alderman C. has stood for<lb/> the City and lost it: but he stands again the next vacancy</p> <pb/> | |||
<p> Q.S.P. has taken it into his head to be in dudgeon about<lb/> your not writing to him <hi rend="underline">on deadline</hi>: you <lb/> must therefore write to him, and that without loss of <lb/> time: you need not scruple owning that it is in <lb/> consequence of what I tell you, as it was settled before <lb/> as I reminded him that you should write only <lb/> to me.</p> | |||
<p> I have advertised you once or twice already of <lb/> a box I sent you through <hi rend="underline">Muir</hi> directed to Dr J<gap/> <lb/> simply: I had reasons for that, too long to give <lb/> It went the latter end of July or beginning of Aug. <lb/> to Muir's. I have not had any opportunity of <lb/> learning by what ship. Then when I go to town<lb/> I met <unclear>Buchat</unclear> in Aug:<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> in the Street. He is appointed<lb/> President & has been presented. He told me without <lb/> my spelling for it that S.B. had left behind him <lb/> a great character at Danbeigh. "never had an Englishman<lb/> been seen, at once so amiable & so sensible"</p> | |||
<p> Lohman. Oct. 2<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> I <sic>reced</sic> a letter from him dated S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> Lucie<lb/> July 17. "If you write to your brother" says he "tell him y<hi rend="superscript">r</hi><lb/> "Miss Nancy in her last letter expressed something very cool &<lb/> "indifferent that I apprehend she intends to break the bargain<lb/>"I am very glad of it as it gives me an opportunity to <lb/> "retreat with honour". He was with Walsingham, & expects to <lb/> go on an expedition to the Spanish Main. J. Hunter was <lb/> in the same ship — they two he says are often talking of you:</p> | |||
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<p> Sam.<hi rend="superscript">l</hi> Bentham Esq:<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <lb/> at <lb/> Mr Shairpe's<lb/> British Consul <lb/> Petersburgh</p> <p> Single Sheet</p> | |||
<p> <add> Post Paid 1<hi rend="superscript">s</hi> 2<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></add> </p> | |||
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difficulties got over. Great insertions have been
It cannot consist now of so little hardly as
350 pages, besides Preface. Comfort yourself however
with the thought that it is impossible I should ever
be so hamper'd again: having given an exhaustive view
of the system of possible offences, and found myself obliged
to lay the foundation of another work by drawing
up (without insisting ) an analysis of the possible
modifications of property.) The last section (which
is finished) of the last chapter but one contains a
plan for an entire C. civil as well as penal. In
my last (by Sneyd) I Aug. 9th I sent you the Prospectus
in its corrected state.
I keep up my spirits mighty well, in hope of
an happy issue to my own affair. A multitude of
anecdotes bien arrivée which I have picked up contribute
to assure me of success.
Sr Paul you know lives at Chertsey — I have a valuable
friend in him: he is perfectly zealous in doing
every thing he can think of to oblige me, although
we have never had a tête-a-tête. I shall make
a confidant of him. He can assist me in various ways
by correcting and by pushing in other countries.
Oct. 30th 1780. Thorpe. G.W. is far advanced in a Digest of the
Laws of Bankruptcy. The D's are well and still at Brompton. J.D. has been
to Wales. E.D. junr: is ever to live at home. Alderman C. has stood for
the City and lost it: but he stands again the next vacancy
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Q.S.P. has taken it into his head to be in dudgeon about
your not writing to him on deadline: you
must therefore write to him, and that without loss of
time: you need not scruple owning that it is in
consequence of what I tell you, as it was settled before
as I reminded him that you should write only
to me.
I have advertised you once or twice already of
a box I sent you through Muir directed to Dr J
simply: I had reasons for that, too long to give
It went the latter end of July or beginning of Aug.
to Muir's. I have not had any opportunity of
learning by what ship. Then when I go to town
I met Buchat in Aug:t in the Street. He is appointed
President & has been presented. He told me without
my spelling for it that S.B. had left behind him
a great character at Danbeigh. "never had an Englishman
been seen, at once so amiable & so sensible"
Lohman. Oct. 2d I reced a letter from him dated St Lucie
July 17. "If you write to your brother" says he "tell him yr
"Miss Nancy in her last letter expressed something very cool &
"indifferent that I apprehend she intends to break the bargain
"I am very glad of it as it gives me an opportunity to
"retreat with honour". He was with Walsingham, & expects to
go on an expedition to the Spanish Main. J. Hunter was
in the same ship — they two he says are often talking of you:
---page break---
Sam.l Bentham Esq:r
at
Mr Shairpe's
British Consul
Petersburgh
Single Sheet
Post Paid 1s 2d
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Jeremy Bentham |
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