★ Find a new page to transcribe in our list of Untranscribed Manuscripts
m Protected "JB/538/173/002": completed ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
<!-- ENTER TRANSCRIPTION BELOW THIS LINE --> | <!-- ENTER TRANSCRIPTION BELOW THIS LINE --> | ||
'' | <p>sensible of the impropriety and indelicacy of publishing<lb/> | ||
private correspondence in which perhaps a degree of confidence<lb/> | |||
may have been reposed, to proceed upon mere<lb/> | |||
presumptions, and without some more express permission.<lb/> | |||
He will therefore wait <del>for an answer</del> till tomorrow<lb/> | |||
is over before he sends M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Eden's note to the press.<lb/> | |||
He is however too sensible of the value of M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi><lb/> | |||
Eden's time at all junctures, but particularly the present,<lb/> | |||
to request an answer in <del>either</del> <add>both</add> events. Silence will be<lb/> | |||
taken for acquiescence. A single 'No' [(<add>on the back of this note</add> but it must be an<lb/> | |||
explicit one)] will answer ever purpose of refusal.</p> | |||
<p>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Bentham, averse to the idea of taking M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <lb/> | |||
Eden in any shape by surprose, encloses a copy of M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi><lb/> | |||
Eden's note. <del>That he sends</del> <add>His finding</add> a copy and not the original is<lb/> | |||
merely in order to save putting M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Eden the trouble<lb/> | |||
of sending a message at all events. M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Eden may at</p> | |||
<!-- DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --> | <!-- DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --> | ||
{{Metadata:{{PAGENAME}}}}{{ | {{Metadata:{{PAGENAME}}}}{{Completed}} | ||
sensible of the impropriety and indelicacy of publishing
private correspondence in which perhaps a degree of confidence
may have been reposed, to proceed upon mere
presumptions, and without some more express permission.
He will therefore wait for an answer till tomorrow
is over before he sends Mr Eden's note to the press.
He is however too sensible of the value of Mr
Eden's time at all junctures, but particularly the present,
to request an answer in either both events. Silence will be
taken for acquiescence. A single 'No' [(on the back of this note but it must be an
explicit one)] will answer ever purpose of refusal.
Mr Bentham, averse to the idea of taking Mr
Eden in any shape by surprose, encloses a copy of Mr
Eden's note. That he sends His finding a copy and not the original is
merely in order to save putting Mr Eden the trouble
of sending a message at all events. Mr Eden may at
|
Identifier: | JB/538/173/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538. |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
1778-03-28 |
|||
|
538 |
|||
|
173 |
|||
|
002 |
|||
|
Correspondence |
|||
|
Jeremy Bentham |
|||
