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<!-- This page is organised in two columns --> <p> I should think must be much preferable to <lb/> the best part of Scotland: <del>it</del> both as being <lb/> more to the south, (For you will find it to the <lb/> south even of Newcastle) and as being <lb/> much more certain: the constant snow<Lb/> that covers the earth all the winter must <lb/> be a good <add> and sure</add> protection to such vegetables <lb/> as will grow in it.</p> <p> This project would combine extremely <lb/> well with your perambulatory commission:<lb/> Potemkin's own estates lying in the country in <lb/> question, this would of course be one of the first<lb/> countries he would think of sending you to.<lb/> You will then be paid by government for <lb/> pursuing a project which you may perhaps<lb/> think it worth while to make<lb/> your own. All interests concurring<lb/> to favour the event of your appointment<lb/> Potemkin's as we;; as those of his two<lb/> fellow-travellers whom I hope I may <lb/> with some degree of truth <sic>stile</sic> his two<lb/> favourites; I cannot but entertain pretty<lb/>sanguine expectations of its taking place.<lb/> If you think Burkit's hundred a year<lb/> worth your acceptance, (which I should <lb/> imagine you would, considering that <lb/> all travelling charges, that is pretty<lb/> near all charges will be <sic>defray'd</sic> besides )<lb/> it will require no other effort on their<lb/> part than the putting on your name<lb/> in the room of Burkit's. In that idea<lb/><add> I </add></p> <pb/><!-- second column The word Anderson in feint pencil at the top --> <p> I should think it might be not ill worth<lb/> while for you to look out immediately for <lb/> ingenious and trust worthy people in the <lb/> capacities that would be wanted: a Mill-wright<lb/> for the iron-work, another for the <lb/> wood-work, and perhaps if a good <hi rend="underline">Tinker | |||
'' | </hi><lb/> and a good <hi rend="underline">Cooper</hi> could be found <lb/> for the Distillery-vesssels, it would be no <lb/> bad acquisition. It is hardly probable<lb/> you could get all these people even if <lb/> the fund provided for their conveyance<lb/> should be sufficient to include so many<lb/> with their families: which you know <lb/> could depend on the number of persons<lb/> their families <sic>happen'd</sic> to consist of. But<lb/> the more such associates we think about<lb/> and try for, the more chances we have <lb/> of succeeding in some instance or other.<lb/> The distress which so great a part of Scotland<lb/> labours under still, much to be lamented<lb/> as it is in itself, may however<lb/> perhaps prove favourable to, and receive<lb/> a proportionable relief from this<lb/> little plan of ours. In particular, some <lb/> of your own tenants whom you had in <lb/> view when you said you must have<lb/> thrown our you feared, and so reduce <lb/>them to beggary, on pain of being <lb/> reduced to that <gap/> yourself, some <lb/> of these4 I say might by <gap/> of this plan<lb/> <del>put</del> <Add> place</add> themselves in a situation probably better<lb/> <add> than</add> </p> | ||
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I should think must be much preferable to
the best part of Scotland: it both as being
more to the south, (For you will find it to the
south even of Newcastle) and as being
much more certain: the constant snow
that covers the earth all the winter must
be a good and sure protection to such vegetables
as will grow in it.
This project would combine extremely
well with your perambulatory commission:
Potemkin's own estates lying in the country in
question, this would of course be one of the first
countries he would think of sending you to.
You will then be paid by government for
pursuing a project which you may perhaps
think it worth while to make
your own. All interests concurring
to favour the event of your appointment
Potemkin's as we;; as those of his two
fellow-travellers whom I hope I may
with some degree of truth stile his two
favourites; I cannot but entertain pretty
sanguine expectations of its taking place.
If you think Burkit's hundred a year
worth your acceptance, (which I should
imagine you would, considering that
all travelling charges, that is pretty
near all charges will be defray'd besides )
it will require no other effort on their
part than the putting on your name
in the room of Burkit's. In that idea
I
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I should think it might be not ill worth
while for you to look out immediately for
ingenious and trust worthy people in the
capacities that would be wanted: a Mill-wright
for the iron-work, another for the
wood-work, and perhaps if a good Tinker
and a good Cooper could be found
for the Distillery-vesssels, it would be no
bad acquisition. It is hardly probable
you could get all these people even if
the fund provided for their conveyance
should be sufficient to include so many
with their families: which you know
could depend on the number of persons
their families happen'd to consist of. But
the more such associates we think about
and try for, the more chances we have
of succeeding in some instance or other.
The distress which so great a part of Scotland
labours under still, much to be lamented
as it is in itself, may however
perhaps prove favourable to, and receive
a proportionable relief from this
little plan of ours. In particular, some
of your own tenants whom you had in
view when you said you must have
thrown our you feared, and so reduce
them to beggary, on pain of being
reduced to that yourself, some
of these4 I say might by of this plan
put place themselves in a situation probably better
than
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Correspondence/copy |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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