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he was far from being my friend, and therefore <sic>shewed</sic> my<lb/> | |||
model to Landskoy who took it to the Empress immediately.<lb/> | |||
She means to have it erected, but if <unclear>Wiasemsky</unclear> can, he will prevent<lb/> | |||
it, and I shall not stir myself in the matter till as soon as<lb/> | |||
I have power I shall have it done under my <del><gap/></del> own directions.<lb/> | |||
This Commission have never had it yet to examine; nor do<lb/> | |||
I believe that I shall ever let them: indeed there is not yet<lb/> | |||
accumulation of wisdom enough amongst them to enable them to<lb/> | |||
pass a judgement on it, for <unclear>Wiasemsky's</unclear> orders were to wait<lb/> | |||
till one of the Members of the commission who is on an expedition<lb/> | |||
at Riga returns before they pass their judgement.<lb/> | |||
In the mean time I never trouble them nor they me. I never<lb/> | |||
received but one <del>d</del> order which I send you a copy of for your amusement.<lb/> | |||
You will see by the <sic>stile</sic> of it that the man seemed in doubt <lb/> | |||
whether he dared give me an order or not, though Wiasemsky<lb/> | |||
placed me under his command. He is a Brigadeer in rank.<lb/> | |||
The only notice I ever took of his order was to tell him that if<lb/> | |||
he would give me a corporal or <sic>Sarjeant</sic> I would transmit <del>his</del><lb/> | |||
the order to him, as the business seemed to be a proper employment<lb/> | |||
for one of that class. | |||
6.
he was far from being my friend, and therefore shewed my
model to Landskoy who took it to the Empress immediately.
She means to have it erected, but if Wiasemsky can, he will prevent
it, and I shall not stir myself in the matter till as soon as
I have power I shall have it done under my own directions.
This Commission have never had it yet to examine; nor do
I believe that I shall ever let them: indeed there is not yet
accumulation of wisdom enough amongst them to enable them to
pass a judgement on it, for Wiasemsky's orders were to wait
till one of the Members of the commission who is on an expedition
at Riga returns before they pass their judgement.
In the mean time I never trouble them nor they me. I never
received but one d order which I send you a copy of for your amusement.
You will see by the stile of it that the man seemed in doubt
whether he dared give me an order or not, though Wiasemsky
placed me under his command. He is a Brigadeer in rank.
The only notice I ever took of his order was to tell him that if
he would give me a corporal or Sarjeant I would transmit his
the order to him, as the business seemed to be a proper employment
for one of that class.
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Identifier: | JB/540/009/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 540. |
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1784-01-20 |
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Correspondence/copy |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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