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<p>not to prison. (I Speak not from <sic>surmizes</sic><lb/> | |||
but <hi rend="underline">records</hi>) I wished to rid myself once<lb/> | |||
for all of the temptation to <sic>committ</sic> safe<lb/> | |||
murder for great gain, and accordingly<lb/> | |||
after a hard struggle prevailed to have<lb/> | |||
retained in the Contract the clause binding<lb/> | |||
me (in consideration of what was<lb/> | |||
deemed an adequate <unclear>prevision</unclear>) to pay £100<lb/> | |||
for every death.</p> | |||
<p><unclear>£</unclear><hi rend="superscript">d</hi> Spencer, on His <del>report</del><add><unclear>estimate</unclear><add>report</add> of his <gap/><lb/> | |||
<add>and, who I believe <gap/> the prime mover of all these <gap/>:<lb/> | |||
<gap/> one</add><del>are</del>, estimates at <add><unclear>through</unclear></add> £2,000 and £3,000 a<lb/> | |||
year the detriment that may accrue to<lb/> | |||
his Son (to whom he pointed on the occasion)<lb/> | |||
by an adherence to the old choice,<lb/> | |||
quoting two instances in which persons <add>who had been</add> <del>in</del><lb/> | |||
<unclear>treating</unclear> for taking land of him in I know<lb/> | |||
not what advantageous terms, had broke off<lb/> | |||
in hearing of the Penitentiary House. Hopeless<lb/> | |||
of justice, I would <add>most</add> gladly <gap/> myself<lb/> | |||
to take the land upon <unclear>those</unclear> terms whatever they<lb/> | |||
were, and in short indemnify this poor family<lb/> | |||
from the apprehended injury, according to their<lb/> | |||
own estimate</p> | |||
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not to prison. (I Speak not from surmizes
but records) I wished to rid myself once
for all of the temptation to committ safe
murder for great gain, and accordingly
after a hard struggle prevailed to have
retained in the Contract the clause binding
me (in consideration of what was
deemed an adequate prevision) to pay £100
for every death.
£d Spencer, on His reportestimate<add>report of his
and, who I believe the prime mover of all these :
oneare, estimates at through £2,000 and £3,000 a
year the detriment that may accrue to
his Son (to whom he pointed on the occasion)
by an adherence to the old choice,
quoting two instances in which persons who had been in
treating for taking land of him in I know
not what advantageous terms, had broke off
in hearing of the Penitentiary House. Hopeless
of justice, I would most gladly myself
to take the land upon those terms whatever they
were, and in short indemnify this poor family
from the apprehended injury, according to their
own estimate
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uncredited original of letter 1136, vol. 5, and there dated c.28 may 1796; also printed in bowring, xi, 113-114 |
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