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<p>circ 1786-4<lb/></p> | |||
<head>JB to D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>B</head> | <head>JB to D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>B</head> | ||
<lb/> | <lb/> | ||
Dear Sir<lb/> | <p>Dear Sir<lb/> | ||
We had the pleasure of receiving your kind<lb/> | |||
letter much about the time I believe, in which it<lb/> | letter much about the time I believe, in which it<lb/> | ||
ought to have been received. I wish I could have<lb/> | ought to have been received. I wish I could have<lb/> | ||
added that I answered it at the time at which<lb/> | added that I answered it at the time at which<lb/> | ||
it ought to have been answered. I <add>have been</add> | it ought to have been answered. I <add>have been</add> waited for events<lb/> | ||
in hopes that some odd section in the chapter of<lb/> | in hopes that some odd section in the chapter of<lb/> | ||
accidents might turn up that might enable me to<lb/> | accidents might turn up that might enable me to<lb/> | ||
answer it in the way we all wish. To be sure<lb/> | answer it in the way we all wish. To be sure<lb/> | ||
there was a middle course to take which I might<lb/> | there was a middle course to take which I might<lb/> | ||
and ought to have taken | and ought to have taken viz. acknowledging the<lb/> | ||
receipt of it immediately as you deserved and <del><gap/></del><lb/> | receipt of it immediately as you deserved and <del><gap/></del><lb/> | ||
taking <gap/> < | taking <gap/> <del>at</del> the earliest opportunity of giving you<lb/> | ||
at least what payment might be | at least what payment might be afforded by our<lb/> | ||
thanks.</p> | thanks.</p> | ||
<p>Sefton, though the Dr <!-- symbol --> whose to <del>take</del> <add>bring</add> him<lb/> | |||
<note>for his own accommodation</note> | |||
with him here by post instead of letting him go<lb/> | |||
by water with his wife & daughter, is however<lb/> | |||
here, and being here remains in my Brother's service.<lb/> | |||
My Brother therefore will allow the D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> so<lb/> | |||
much as <gap/> coming have would have cost<lb/> | |||
had he gone by water as at first designed: <del>and<lb/> | |||
by allowing the affect of him allowing as he would<lb/> | |||
allow it the D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> he may therefore allow it if comes<lb/> | |||
to the same thing</del> this trifle therefore he is enabled<lb/> | |||
without doing himself injustice to add to the other<lb/> | |||
trifles which he allows you.<lb/> | |||
<lb/> | |||
<p>But though I have taken upon me this high office<lb/> | |||
of Secretary, I do not in every instance give his business<lb/> | |||
<del><gap/></del> quite so much dispatch as a less uppish one<lb/> | |||
might give: pleading in excuse the office <del>which</del> might <add>of</add></p> | |||
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circ 1786-4
JB to DrB
Dear Sir
We had the pleasure of receiving your kind
letter much about the time I believe, in which it
ought to have been received. I wish I could have
added that I answered it at the time at which
it ought to have been answered. I have been waited for events
in hopes that some odd section in the chapter of
accidents might turn up that might enable me to
answer it in the way we all wish. To be sure
there was a middle course to take which I might
and ought to have taken viz. acknowledging the
receipt of it immediately as you deserved and
taking at the earliest opportunity of giving you
at least what payment might be afforded by our
thanks.
Sefton, though the Dr whose to take bring him
for his own accommodation
with him here by post instead of letting him go
by water with his wife & daughter, is however
here, and being here remains in my Brother's service.
My Brother therefore will allow the Dr so
much as coming have would have cost
had he gone by water as at first designed: and
by allowing the affect of him allowing as he would
allow it the Dr he may therefore allow it if comes
to the same thing this trifle therefore he is enabled
without doing himself injustice to add to the other
trifles which he allows you.
But though I have taken upon me this high office
of Secretary, I do not in every instance give his business
quite so much dispatch as a less uppish one
might give: pleading in excuse the office which might of
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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