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<head>Wises Land</head><lb/><div> <p>ff.7.E.1<lb/> Bentham to Long<lb/>19 Mar 1799 <lb/> Wise wants to be <lb/> at a certainty - <lb/> stops repairing <lb/> Public money saved <lb/> if his Tenants had <lb/> notice to quit - 2<hi rend="superscript">d</hi><lb/> S's offer prayed as <lb/> a precedent for W<hi rend="superscript">s</hi></p> <p> ff.7.E.2.<lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 12 Aug 1799 <lb/><unclear>Armed</unclear> Letter - <sic>inclosing</sic> <lb/> Wise's offer - <lb/> terms exorbitant. No <lb/> unwillingness to sell - <lb/> no hardship in correcting <lb/> the exorbitance <lb/> by the Act. </p> <p> ff.7.E.3. <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 12 Aug 1799- <lb/> <unclear>Unarmed</unclear> Letter on <lb/> the same subject </p> <p> ff.7.E.4. <lb/> Smith to Long <lb/> 10 June 1799 <lb/> offer of Tothill <lb/> Fields <gap/> </p> <p> ff.7.E.5. <lb/> <add> Smith to Long 18 June 1799 </add><lb/> offer of Willow Walk <lb/> piece. </p> <p> ff.7.E.6 <lb/> Smith to Long <lb/> 6 Aug 1799 <lb/> offer of small private <lb/> Road piece. </p> <p> ff.<del>8</del>7.E.7. <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 3 Dec<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/>Presses proceeding <lb/> about Wise's Land - <lb/> Prior Letters recapitulated. </p> <pb/> </div> <head>Wise's Land</head><lb/><div><p>ff.7.E.8 <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/>11 Dec<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Note, pressing for <lb/> proceeding on the <lb/> above </p> <p> ff.7.E.9. <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 8 Mar 1800 <lb/> reference to Survey <lb/> or General about <lb/> Wise's Land never <lb/> communicated to <lb/> J.B. Harrison has <lb/> done nothing - makes <lb/> idle pretences. </p> <p> ff.7.E10. <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 15 Mar 1800 <lb/> Harrison acknowledges <lb/> secret instructions <lb/> contrary to his <lb/> official ones. </p> <p> ff.7.E.11. <lb/> Bentham to Nepean <lb/> 15 Mar 1800 <lb/> <sic>Inclosing</sic> the above. <lb/> - M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Long afraid <lb/> to encounter M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <lb/> Nepean. </p> <p> ff.7.E.12 <!-- unclear pencil annotation --> <lb/>Smith to Bentham <lb/> 14 June 1800 <lb/> Resents the ill usage <lb/> to Wise - has rejected <lb/> other offers - suffered <lb/> in his property - <lb/> will take a months <lb/> further neglect as <lb/> a refusal.<add> not sent by<lb/> by J.B. till 23 July 1800 <lb/> K.g. </add> </p> <p>ff.7.E.13. <lb/> Bentham to Nepean <lb/> 19 June 1800 <lb/>mentions the above <lb/> letter - Wise now <lb/> ready to treat on <lb/> fair terms. </p> <pb/> </div> <head>Estab. increased</head> <lb/> <div> ff.8.F.1 <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 17 Aug 1799 <lb/> for prisoners, what <lb/> number to be built <lb/> for? When the returns <lb/> gave but <lb/>1885 Long had assented <lb/> to 2,000 - now they <lb/> give 2588 for Peace - <lb/> & that not a minimum <lb/> besides <unclear>Ireland</unclear> </p> <p> ff.8.F.2 <lb/> Bentham to Nepean <lb/> 21 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Convicts consignable <lb/> to Panopticon should <lb/> not be purposely <lb/> kept in the Jails - <lb/> Reasons - Plan of <lb/> Jail confinement <lb/> illegal - uneconomical <lb/> - Buildings expence <lb/> 20 times as great as <lb/> in Panopticon in <lb/> Cold Bath Fields - <lb/> affords no post liberation <lb/> employment.<lb/> Narrowing <lb/> Panopticon would <lb/> render the illegality <lb/> irretrievable. - </p><p> ff.8.F.3. <lb/> Bentham to Nepean <lb/> 21 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Building experience - <lb/> Panopticon about 1/20<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> of Cold Bath Fields <lb/> about 1/13<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> of Blackburne's <lb/> plan - Rose <lb/> called that outrageously <lb/> extravagant <lb/> though the 12 Judges <lb/> &c approved of it - <lb/> would not allow <lb/> Panopticon to be <lb/> compared with it - <lb/> £57,000 for 3,000 Prisoners would <lb/> not be excessive. </p> <pb/> </div> <head>Estab. increased</head> <lb/> <div> ff.8.F.4. <lb/>Nepean to Bentham <lb/> 24 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Has spoken to Long <lb/> on the subject - <lb/> has written to King. </p> <p>ff.8.F.5. <lb/> 26 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Proposes form for <lb/> reference from Treasury <lb/> to Secretary <lb/> of State - Long's pretended <lb/> reference <lb/> proved to be no <lb/> more than loose <lb/> talk - Difficulty <lb/> of getting any thing <lb/> done - Nepean to <lb/> give the form as <lb/> his own - In J.B.'s <lb/> hands the expedient <lb/> succeeded once - failed <lb/> a second time </p> <p> ff.8.F.6 <lb/>Nepaean to Bentham <lb/> 27 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Appointment. </p> <p> ff.8.F.7 <lb/> Long to King <lb/> 27 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Asking the Duke <lb/> concerning the number <lb/> to be built for </p> <p> ff.8.F.8. Bentham to King <lb/> 30 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Asking a hearing <lb/> on the number to <lb/> be built for before <lb/> decision. - </p> <p> ff.8.F.9. <lb/>Duke of Portland to <unclear>Treakly</unclear><lb/> 14 Oct<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Pretends to have <lb/> examined the Acts <lb/> puts a groundless <lb/> interpretation on <lb/> them - Confusion & <lb/> inconsistency - Will <lb/> not allow Panopticon <lb/> any convicts that <lb/> can either be </p> </div> | <head>Wises Land</head><lb/><div> <p>ff.7.E.1<lb/> Bentham to Long<lb/>19 Mar 1799 <lb/> Wise wants to be <lb/> at a certainty - <lb/> stops repairing <lb/> Public money saved <lb/> if his Tenants had <lb/> notice to quit - 2<hi rend="superscript">d</hi><lb/> S's offer prayed as <lb/> a precedent for W<hi rend="superscript">s</hi></p> <p> ff.7.E.2.<lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 12 Aug 1799 <lb/><unclear>Armed</unclear> Letter - <sic>inclosing</sic> <lb/> Wise's offer - <lb/> terms exorbitant. No <lb/> unwillingness to sell - <lb/> no hardship in correcting <lb/> the exorbitance <lb/> by the Act. </p> <p> ff.7.E.3. <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 12 Aug 1799- <lb/> <unclear>Unarmed</unclear> Letter on <lb/> the same subject </p> <p> ff.7.E.4. <lb/> Smith to Long <lb/> 10 June 1799 <lb/> offer of Tothill <lb/> Fields <gap/> </p> <p> ff.7.E.5. <lb/> <add> Smith to Long 18 June 1799 </add><lb/> offer of Willow Walk <lb/> piece. </p> <p> ff.7.E.6 <lb/> Smith to Long <lb/> 6 Aug 1799 <lb/> offer of small private <lb/> Road piece. </p> <p> ff.<del>8</del>7.E.7. <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 3 Dec<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/>Presses proceeding <lb/> about Wise's Land - <lb/> Prior Letters recapitulated. </p> <pb/> </div> <head>Wise's Land</head><lb/><div><p>ff.7.E.8 <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/>11 Dec<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Note, pressing for <lb/> proceeding on the <lb/> above </p> <p> ff.7.E.9. <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 8 Mar 1800 <lb/> reference to Survey <lb/> or General about <lb/> Wise's Land never <lb/> communicated to <lb/> J.B. Harrison has <lb/> done nothing - makes <lb/> idle pretences. </p> <p> ff.7.E10. <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 15 Mar 1800 <lb/> Harrison acknowledges <lb/> secret instructions <lb/> contrary to his <lb/> official ones. </p> <p> ff.7.E.11. <lb/> Bentham to Nepean <lb/> 15 Mar 1800 <lb/> <sic>Inclosing</sic> the above. <lb/> - M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Long afraid <lb/> to encounter M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <lb/> Nepean. </p> <p> ff.7.E.12 <!-- unclear pencil annotation --> <lb/>Smith to Bentham <lb/> 14 June 1800 <lb/> Resents the ill usage <lb/> to Wise - has rejected <lb/> other offers - suffered <lb/> in his property - <lb/> will take a months <lb/> further neglect as <lb/> a refusal.<add> not sent by<lb/> by J.B. till 23 July 1800 <lb/> K.g. </add> </p> <p>ff.7.E.13. <lb/> Bentham to Nepean <lb/> 19 June 1800 <lb/>mentions the above <lb/> letter - Wise now <lb/> ready to treat on <lb/> fair terms. </p> <pb/> </div> <head>Estab. increased</head> <lb/> <div> <p>ff.8.F.1 <lb/> Bentham to Long <lb/> 17 Aug 1799 <lb/> for prisoners, what <lb/> number to be built <lb/> for? When the returns <lb/> gave but <lb/>1885 Long had assented <lb/> to 2,000 - now they <lb/> give 2588 for Peace - <lb/> & that not a minimum <lb/> besides <unclear>Ireland</unclear> </p> <p> ff.8.F.2 <lb/> Bentham to Nepean <lb/> 21 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Convicts consignable <lb/> to Panopticon should <lb/> not be purposely <lb/> kept in the Jails - <lb/> Reasons - Plan of <lb/> Jail confinement <lb/> illegal - uneconomical <lb/> - Buildings <sic>expence</sic> <lb/> 20 times as great as <lb/> in Panopticon in <lb/> Cold Bath Fields - <lb/> affords no post liberation <lb/> employment.<lb/> Narrowing <lb/> Panopticon would <lb/> render the illegality <lb/> irretrievable. - </p><p> ff.8.F.3. <lb/> Bentham to Nepean <lb/> 21 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Building experience - <lb/> Panopticon about 1/20<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> of Cold Bath Fields <lb/> about 1/13<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> of Blackburne's <lb/> plan - Rose <lb/> called that outrageously <lb/> extravagant <lb/> though the 12 Judges <lb/> &c approved of it - <lb/> would not allow <lb/> Panopticon to be <lb/> compared with it - <lb/> £57,000 for 3,000 <lb/>Prisoners would <lb/> not be excessive. </p> <pb/> </div> <head>Estab. increased</head> <lb/> <div> <p>ff.8.F.4. <lb/>Nepean to Bentham <lb/> 24 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Has spoken to Long <lb/> on the subject - <lb/> has written to King. </p> <p>ff.8.F.5. <lb/> 26 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Proposes form for <lb/> reference from Treasury <lb/> to Secretary <lb/> of State - Long's pretended <lb/> reference <lb/> proved to be no <lb/> more than loose <lb/> talk - Difficulty <lb/> of getting any thing <lb/> done - Nepean to <lb/> give the form as <lb/> his own - In J.B.'s <lb/> hands the expedient <lb/> succeeded once - failed <lb/> a second time </p> <p> ff.8.F.6 <lb/>Nepaean to Bentham <lb/> 27 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Appointment. </p> <p> ff.8.F.7 <lb/> Long to King <lb/> 27 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Asking the Duke <lb/> concerning the number <lb/> to be built for </p> <p> ff.8.F.8. <lb/>Bentham to King <lb/> 30 Sept<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Asking a hearing <lb/> on the number to <lb/> be built for before <lb/> decision. - </p> <p> ff.8.F.9. <lb/>Duke of Portland to <unclear>Treakly</unclear><lb/> 14 Oct<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1799 <lb/> Pretends to have <lb/> examined the Acts <lb/> puts a groundless <lb/> interpretation on <lb/> them - Confusion & <lb/> inconsistency - Will <lb/> not allow Panopticon <lb/> any convicts that <lb/> can either be </p> </div> | ||
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Wises Land
ff.7.E.1
Bentham to Long
19 Mar 1799
Wise wants to be
at a certainty -
stops repairing
Public money saved
if his Tenants had
notice to quit - 2d
S's offer prayed as
a precedent for Ws
ff.7.E.2.
Bentham to Long
12 Aug 1799
Armed Letter - inclosing
Wise's offer -
terms exorbitant. No
unwillingness to sell -
no hardship in correcting
the exorbitance
by the Act.
ff.7.E.3.
Bentham to Long
12 Aug 1799-
Unarmed Letter on
the same subject
ff.7.E.4.
Smith to Long
10 June 1799
offer of Tothill
Fields
ff.7.E.5.
Smith to Long 18 June 1799
offer of Willow Walk
piece.
ff.7.E.6
Smith to Long
6 Aug 1799
offer of small private
Road piece.
ff.87.E.7.
Bentham to Long
3 Decr 1799
Presses proceeding
about Wise's Land -
Prior Letters recapitulated.
Wise's Land
ff.7.E.8
Bentham to Long
11 Decr 1799
Note, pressing for
proceeding on the
above
ff.7.E.9.
Bentham to Long
8 Mar 1800
reference to Survey
or General about
Wise's Land never
communicated to
J.B. Harrison has
done nothing - makes
idle pretences.
ff.7.E10.
Bentham to Long
15 Mar 1800
Harrison acknowledges
secret instructions
contrary to his
official ones.
ff.7.E.11.
Bentham to Nepean
15 Mar 1800
Inclosing the above.
- Mr Long afraid
to encounter Mr
Nepean.
ff.7.E.12
Smith to Bentham
14 June 1800
Resents the ill usage
to Wise - has rejected
other offers - suffered
in his property -
will take a months
further neglect as
a refusal. not sent by
by J.B. till 23 July 1800
K.g.
ff.7.E.13.
Bentham to Nepean
19 June 1800
mentions the above
letter - Wise now
ready to treat on
fair terms.
Estab. increased
ff.8.F.1
Bentham to Long
17 Aug 1799
for prisoners, what
number to be built
for? When the returns
gave but
1885 Long had assented
to 2,000 - now they
give 2588 for Peace -
& that not a minimum
besides Ireland
ff.8.F.2
Bentham to Nepean
21 Septr 1799
Convicts consignable
to Panopticon should
not be purposely
kept in the Jails -
Reasons - Plan of
Jail confinement
illegal - uneconomical
- Buildings expence
20 times as great as
in Panopticon in
Cold Bath Fields -
affords no post liberation
employment.
Narrowing
Panopticon would
render the illegality
irretrievable. -
ff.8.F.3.
Bentham to Nepean
21 Septr 1799
Building experience -
Panopticon about 1/20th of Cold Bath Fields
about 1/13th of Blackburne's
plan - Rose
called that outrageously
extravagant
though the 12 Judges
&c approved of it -
would not allow
Panopticon to be
compared with it -
£57,000 for 3,000
Prisoners would
not be excessive.
Estab. increased
ff.8.F.4.
Nepean to Bentham
24 Septr 1799
Has spoken to Long
on the subject -
has written to King.
ff.8.F.5.
26 Septr 1799
Proposes form for
reference from Treasury
to Secretary
of State - Long's pretended
reference
proved to be no
more than loose
talk - Difficulty
of getting any thing
done - Nepean to
give the form as
his own - In J.B.'s
hands the expedient
succeeded once - failed
a second time
ff.8.F.6
Nepaean to Bentham
27 Septr 1799
Appointment.
ff.8.F.7
Long to King
27 Septr 1799
Asking the Duke
concerning the number
to be built for
ff.8.F.8.
Bentham to King
30 Septr 1799
Asking a hearing
on the number to
be built for before
decision. -
ff.8.F.9.
Duke of Portland to Treakly
14 Octr 1799
Pretends to have
examined the Acts
puts a groundless
interpretation on
them - Confusion &
inconsistency - Will
not allow Panopticon
any convicts that
can either be
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