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I must be brief—I have a good deal to tell you, <add><unclear>and</unclear></add> but little<lb/> time to tell it in. I have seen W. I have talked to him.<lb/> He has promised me to <unclear>bring</unclear> me a mortgage executed by<lb/> him on Wednesday if he comes to town that day, as<lb/> he says he intends if not to send it in on Thursday.<lb/> He accounts for his not having done it before, by his <unclear>inutility</unclear> <lb/> to get the writings. I told him they were entirely <unclear>destined</unclear> <lb/> things: his not being able to do all, was no reason<lb/> for his not doing what he could do. He said the writings<lb/> were in the hands of a man to whom he owes £250:<lb/> but he assures me, <unclear>there</unclear><unclear>no</unclear> the premises are not mortgaged<lb/> to him or any one. If so, all is well. If <!-- symbol --> the man<lb/> | I must be brief—I have a good deal to tell you, <add><unclear>and</unclear></add> but little<lb/> time to tell it in. I have seen W. I have talked to him.<lb/> He has promised me to <unclear>bring</unclear> me a mortgage executed by<lb/> him on Wednesday if he comes to town that day, as<lb/> he says he intends if not to send it in on Thursday.<lb/> He accounts for his not having done it before, by his <unclear>inutility</unclear> <lb/> to get the writings. I told him they were entirely <unclear>destined</unclear> <lb/> things: his not being able to do all, was no reason<lb/> for his not doing what he could do. He said the writings<lb/> were in the hands of a man to whom he owes £250:<lb/> but he assures me, <unclear>there</unclear><unclear>no</unclear> the premises are not mortgaged<lb/> to him or any one. If so, all is well. If <!-- symbol --> the man<lb/> | ||
Is written much I will find him out and try whether<lb/> I can not prevail on him to let me have the writings:<lb/> I mean <del>as after</del> when W— has executed the mortgage he has no <unclear>sort</unclear> of <unclear>telle</unclear> to the writings; but is <unclear>comfortable</unclear> by law to give them<lb/> up to the <unclear>mortgager</unclear>: nor is the possession of them of any immediate consequence<lb/> | Is written much I will find him out and try whether<lb/> I can not prevail on him to let me have the writings:<lb/> I mean <del>as after</del> when W— has executed the mortgage he has no <unclear>sort</unclear> of <unclear>telle</unclear> to the writings; but is <unclear>comfortable</unclear> by law to give them<lb/> up to the <unclear>mortgager</unclear>: nor is the possession of them of any immediate consequence<lb/> I question whether I should have seen any thing of him<lb/> if it had not been for an accident. On Thursday by the <unclear>Coach</unclear><lb/> came a letter to me from <unclear>fair</unclear> Mrs W. who was in agonies from not having seen or heard any thing of him <del>from</del><lb/> since the Friday before when he left her to <del>go</del><add>come</add> to London<lb/> and write to her that night promising she should hear again<lb/> on Wednesday if he was not back by that time. He said<lb/> it would <del>of the</del> be "of the utmost disadvantage to him not to be<lb/> "home by Thursday": and yet she saw | ||
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I must be brief—I have a good deal to tell you, and but little
time to tell it in. I have seen W. I have talked to him.
He has promised me to bring me a mortgage executed by
him on Wednesday if he comes to town that day, as
he says he intends if not to send it in on Thursday.
He accounts for his not having done it before, by his inutility
to get the writings. I told him they were entirely destined
things: his not being able to do all, was no reason
for his not doing what he could do. He said the writings
were in the hands of a man to whom he owes £250:
but he assures me, thereno the premises are not mortgaged
to him or any one. If so, all is well. If the man
Is written much I will find him out and try whether
I can not prevail on him to let me have the writings:
I mean as after when W— has executed the mortgage he has no sort of telle to the writings; but is comfortable by law to give them
up to the mortgager: nor is the possession of them of any immediate consequence
I question whether I should have seen any thing of him
if it had not been for an accident. On Thursday by the Coach
came a letter to me from fair Mrs W. who was in agonies from not having seen or heard any thing of him from
since the Friday before when he left her to gocome to London
and write to her that night promising she should hear again
on Wednesday if he was not back by that time. He said
it would of the be "of the utmost disadvantage to him not to be
"home by Thursday": and yet she saw
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Jeremy Bentham |
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