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<p>detached from all buildings. These & some | |||
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other points I have often debated with | |||
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my friend Howerd. The defects in the | |||
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Penitentiary Act are certainly numerous. | |||
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I have felt many of them, & <sic>tho</sic> in some | |||
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few things I may perhaps think that You | |||
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go too far, yet I assure You I think the | |||
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Legislature is indebted to You for <sic>shewing</sic> | |||
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so very clearly, how ill suited that Act | |||
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is, to the purpose for which it was intended. | |||
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May I request the <sic>favor</sic> of You to | |||
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oblige me still more by giving me the first | |||
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Volume of Your Work, for You may recollect | |||
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that it was only the second & the | |||
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third which I received. I intend staying | |||
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about Ten Days longer in this place, a | |||
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Stage Coach from the Golden Cross, <sic>Chering</sic><!-- or "Charing"? --> | |||
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Cross would convey it to me & Tho<hi rend="superscript">s</hi> Bowdler | |||
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Esq<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>, Cowes, Isle of Wight would</p> | |||
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detached from all buildings. These & some
other points I have often debated with
my friend Howerd. The defects in the
Penitentiary Act are certainly numerous.
I have felt many of them, & tho in some
few things I may perhaps think that You
go too far, yet I assure You I think the
Legislature is indebted to You for shewing
so very clearly, how ill suited that Act
is, to the purpose for which it was intended.
May I request the favor of You to
oblige me still more by giving me the first
Volume of Your Work, for You may recollect
that it was only the second & the
third which I received. I intend staying
about Ten Days longer in this place, a
Stage Coach from the Golden Cross, Chering
Cross would convey it to me & Thos Bowdler
Esqr, Cowes, Isle of Wight would
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Correspondence |
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Thomas Bowdler |
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