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<p>Dear Bentham<lb/> I received your letter with uncommon<lb/> | |||
pleasure for I had almost despaired of ever hearing from you<lb/> | |||
again, such an obstinate silence had you maintained notwithstanding<lb/> | |||
the repeated inquiries after your health & your <unclear>commands</unclear>.<lb/> | |||
My satisfaction at seeing your letter was indeed much<lb/> | |||
abated when I found the cause of your not writing to be of so<lb/> | |||
serious a nature. For <sic>godsake</sic> do not expose your eyes to any injury in so<lb/> | |||
ignoble a service. If you will transfer your bureau to Town Wilson<lb/> | |||
(if he is not become too great a man) & I will act as your commis<lb/> | |||
& you shall use only the eyes of your understanding making<lb/> | |||
us a pair of spectacles to protect your mortal sight from all injury.</p> | |||
<p>I fear much you are mistaken in your Law. I have been employed<lb/> | |||
this hour in looking over all the abridgements & some of the Equity<lb/> | |||
reporters & cannot find any ground to warrant you in refusing<lb/> | |||
to <add>pay</add> a debt of any kind <del>within the <unclear><gap/></unclear></del> <add>till a</add> year after the testator's<lb/> | |||
Death. By the Stat. of distinctions an <unclear>admin</unclear> is not to distribute<lb/> | |||
the residue until one full year after the Intestates death.<lb/> | |||
It is a rule in Equity that an Exor is not compellable to pay a legacy<lb/> | |||
where no time of payment is ment<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> in the will till a year after<lb/> | |||
his Test<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> death; But I find it said by some master of the Rolls <unclear><gap/></unclear></p> | |||
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London 9 Aug
Dear Bentham
I received your letter with uncommon
pleasure for I had almost despaired of ever hearing from you
again, such an obstinate silence had you maintained notwithstanding
the repeated inquiries after your health & your commands.
My satisfaction at seeing your letter was indeed much
abated when I found the cause of your not writing to be of so
serious a nature. For godsake do not expose your eyes to any injury in so
ignoble a service. If you will transfer your bureau to Town Wilson
(if he is not become too great a man) & I will act as your commis
& you shall use only the eyes of your understanding making
us a pair of spectacles to protect your mortal sight from all injury.
I fear much you are mistaken in your Law. I have been employed
this hour in looking over all the abridgements & some of the Equity
reporters & cannot find any ground to warrant you in refusing
to pay a debt of any kind within the till a year after the testator's
Death. By the Stat. of distinctions an admin is not to distribute
the residue until one full year after the Intestates death.
It is a rule in Equity that an Exor is not compellable to pay a legacy
where no time of payment is mentd in the will till a year after
his Testrs death; But I find it said by some master of the Rolls
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