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not wonder at my supposing it possible<lb/></p> | not wonder at my supposing it possible<lb/></p> | ||
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<p>As to facilitating your application to the<lb/> | |||
gentleman in question, I know of nothing I<lb/> | |||
can do better than to send you some more<lb/> | |||
copies <del>of my book</del> <add>of what I printed of the book which you have</add> to distribute among<lb/> | |||
them as you think fit, in <del>which</del> <add>as</add> they<lb/> | |||
will find <add>in it</add> the <add>leading</add> points argued more at large<lb/> | |||
than can possibly be done <hi rend="underline"><unclear>viva viver</unclear></hi>— <hi rend="superscript">+</hi> Whatever<lb/> | |||
errors <del><add>of detail</add></del> there may be in it <add>the detail</add> will not prejudice<lb/> | |||
the cause, as they will not be binding<lb/> | |||
upon you. Unfortunately it is that sort of binding<lb/> | |||
which it will be more difficult to <del>represent</del> them [a]<lb/></p> | |||
The person to whom I had sent so<lb/> | |||
much as you have seen is and old acquaintance<lb/> | |||
of mine, D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <add>James</add> Anderson of <unclear>Cotfield</unclear>—<lb/> | |||
Having mentioned to me amongst other things<lb/> | |||
that some people had been talking with him<lb/> | |||
on the subject of Penitentiary Houses, I sent<lb/> | |||
him my plan <add>which was unknown to him</add> that he might make what<lb/> | |||
use he thought fit of it. Architecture is a<lb/> | |||
subject <del>he</del> I know he has turned his thoughts<lb/> | |||
to. He has written a little book on <unclear>smooky <add>chimnies</add></unclear> | |||
At the same time being so thoroughly impregnated
with the leading idea idea as I am you will
not wonder at my supposing it possible
As to facilitating your application to the
gentleman in question, I know of nothing I
can do better than to send you some more
copies of my book of what I printed of the book which you have to distribute among
them as you think fit, in which as they
will find in it the leading points argued more at large
than can possibly be done viva viver— + Whatever
errors of detail there may be in it the detail will not prejudice
the cause, as they will not be binding
upon you. Unfortunately it is that sort of binding
which it will be more difficult to represent them [a]
The person to whom I had sent so
much as you have seen is and old acquaintance
of mine, Dr James Anderson of Cotfield—
Having mentioned to me amongst other things
that some people had been talking with him
on the subject of Penitentiary Houses, I sent
him my plan which was unknown to him that he might make what
use he thought fit of it. Architecture is a
subject he I know he has turned his thoughts
to. He has written a little book on smooky chimnies
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