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<p> Have your heard anything more of your ingenious fellow of a weaver.<lb/>of whom you told me such great things on the faith I suppose of a <lb/>friend of yours of the name of Townsend. Such men as Burkitt & he <lb/>would be treasures indeed to me, and I could be sure of putting them <lb/>in a way of making money though I should not be able to find <lb/>employment for them myself.</p> <p> There are no exclusive <sic>priviledges</sic> <lb/>in favour of particular bodies of men exercising a trade any more <lb/>than there are in favour of any particular recreation. Any body<lb/>exercises what trade he pleases, so that <sic>Burkit</sic> might make <lb/>fiddles, harpsichords & <sic>guittars</sic>, set in artificial teeth, make milk <lb/>punch, shine in high varnishing, & cut paper without the least<lb/> molestatuion in selling his <sic>handyworks</sic>, and without paying <lb/>a farthing of taxes. His handicraft abilities independent of his <lb/>inventive <sic>tallent</sic> might be turned to his & our common advantage <lb/>in various ways.</p> <p> <add> I must write about this hereafter</add> </p> | |||
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Have your heard anything more of your ingenious fellow of a weaver.
of whom you told me such great things on the faith I suppose of a
friend of yours of the name of Townsend. Such men as Burkitt & he
would be treasures indeed to me, and I could be sure of putting them
in a way of making money though I should not be able to find
employment for them myself.
There are no exclusive priviledges
in favour of particular bodies of men exercising a trade any more
than there are in favour of any particular recreation. Any body
exercises what trade he pleases, so that Burkit might make
fiddles, harpsichords & guittars, set in artificial teeth, make milk
punch, shine in high varnishing, & cut paper without the least
molestatuion in selling his handyworks, and without paying
a farthing of taxes. His handicraft abilities independent of his
inventive tallent might be turned to his & our common advantage
in various ways.
I must write about this hereafter
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Correspondence |
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Samuel Bentham |
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