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<!-- This page is organised in two columns. The word Anderson has been written in pencil at the top of the page --> <p> out of the way, procuring others that would <lb/> take that trouble; a business which might<lb/> probably <del>a</del> require <add> every now & then </add> some little advances<lb/> of money which in consideration of my <lb/> Brother's having such an interest in the <lb/> business I should not grudge to make<lb/>5. his spending <add> with you</add> what time would be necessary<lb/> upon the spot in order to form<lb/> the plan and begin if possible the <lb/> execution of every part of it: the erection<lb/>of the distillery-house, <del>an</del> the clearing<lb/> of the river to make it navigable.</p> <p> You can not but be sensible, that to form<lb/> a just estimate of the value of my Brother's <lb/> contribution one must take into the account<lb/> not <del>only</del> <add>merely</add> the quantum of the <add> time &</add> labour to <lb/> be bestowed by him on this particular<lb/> subject, but the time and labour and <lb/> <sic>expence</sic> (amounting to may hundreds & <lb/> I may soon say some thousands) and above<lb/> all the extraordinary good fortune which <lb/> have been expended in bringing him<lb/> into the situation necessary to make him <lb/> capable of bestowing in the way in <lb/> question any part of his time and labour<lb/> upon the particular subject in <lb/> question. That, independently of friendship<lb/> <add> and<add> </p> <pb/> | |||
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out of the way, procuring others that would
take that trouble; a business which might
probably a require every now & then some little advances
of money which in consideration of my
Brother's having such an interest in the
business I should not grudge to make
5. his spending with you what time would be necessary
upon the spot in order to form
the plan and begin if possible the
execution of every part of it: the erection
of the distillery-house, an the clearing
of the river to make it navigable.
You can not but be sensible, that to form
a just estimate of the value of my Brother's
contribution one must take into the account
not only merely the quantum of the time & labour to
be bestowed by him on this particular
subject, but the time and labour and
expence (amounting to may hundreds &
I may soon say some thousands) and above
all the extraordinary good fortune which
have been expended in bringing him
into the situation necessary to make him
capable of bestowing in the way in
question any part of his time and labour
upon the particular subject in
question. That, independently of friendship
<add> and<add>
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Identifier: | JB/540/085/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 540. |
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1784-07-15 |
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540 |
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085 |
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Correspondence/copy |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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