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not to want for <add><unclear>firstly</unclear> <unclear>with</unclear><!-- or, 'will' --> <sic><unclear>assured</unclear></sic><!-- or 'afford' --></add> confidence</del>.]</p> | not to want for <add><unclear>firstly</unclear> <unclear>with</unclear><!-- or, 'will' --> <sic><unclear>assured</unclear></sic><!-- or 'afford' --></add> confidence</del>.]</p> | ||
<p><!-- indented -->Any <del> | <p><!-- indented -->Any <del>apprehensions <unclear>points</unclear> much more strongly to</del> <add>our measures look much more apprehensively to</add> | ||
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the kind of <hi rend="underline">non— | the kind of <hi rend="underline">non—necessity</hi>: regarding the measures that | ||
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under your Administration have been <unclear>taken</unclear> with regard | under your Administration have been <unclear>taken</unclear> with regard | ||
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to the <del> | to the <del>capital</del> <add>principal</add> point, the reduction of the National Debt, | ||
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as possessed of a <!-- An insert symbol has been written in pen beneath the line at this point, then deleted it would appear. Amend as necessary. --><add>by far</add> — <del>much</del> more rapid degree of efficacy, than | as possessed of a <!-- An insert symbol has been written in pen beneath the line at this point, then deleted it would appear. Amend as necessary. --><add>by far</add> — <del>much</del> more rapid degree of efficacy, than | ||
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I have seen <sic>any where</sic> <del>ascribed</del> <add>attributed</add> to them<unclear>:</unclear><!-- I'm unsure whether the dot and dash underneath are supposed to be a colon or n-dash prior to the inserted note. Amend as necessary. --> <note>Possibly , I will venture to <unclear>say,</unclear><!-- or, any? -->, <add><del><hi rend='superscript'>+</hi></del></add> <del>possibly</del> <unclear>these even</unclear> you yourself may have yet <unclear>seen</unclear><!-- or, 'some' --> reason to | |||
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ascribe — <del>venture to it</del> <del><add><unclear>refuse</unclear> from it the</add></del> <del><gap/><!-- it seems to me that on the previous line Bentham wrote the first letters of the word ascribe (ie. as) then initially carried on the following line, with -cribe to it:, before deleting this, and writing ascribe in full on the previous line (which is why it's slanting/added in different pen. Should -cribe therefore be added again on this line (if it's written in full on the previous line? --> to it</del>: In this point of view there might possibly also be some use in your Customary a <gap/> <del>testing a view of this</del> upon the <gap/> <del>prospect</del> before it met the public eye.</note> But this, | |||
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<add>I <unclear>spent days</unclear></add> though <add>however</add> the <unclear>principal</unclear> object: <del>if the proposed plan</del> <add>but this <unclear>principal</unclear> one</add>, is by | <add>I <unclear>spent days</unclear></add> though <add>however</add> the <unclear>principal</unclear> object: <del>if the proposed plan</del> <add>but this <unclear>principal</unclear> one</add>, is by | ||
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4. July 1800
Annuity Notes
To Pitt
Sir
Enclosed I take the liberty of submitting to you
the skeleton of a proposed measure, [the objects title <add>entitled</add> as well as
subject matter of which are used not here be reported, sufficiently apparent
I submitt its in this its realisd state , unsupported without any
support by reasons, from argument : because to you , for one done
of the sort that might be useful <add>of use
thus, would to you be superfluous , and repulsive . [+] [+] You will scarce but upon a jurist I believe , that has not received some consideration : whatsoever use might be degree of the sort of judgement that has grounded been on it may have the result of it .
On the use of utility useful efficacy or practicability, if I
were fortunately enough to learn , in relation to what points
it appeared upon a first glance objectionable to you , I would in any future subsequent
communication on the subject confine myself to these
points . [Under both these heads after as are pretty close
accumulation of about 1 1/2 year , I must confess myself
not to want for firstly with assured confidence.]
Any apprehensions points much more strongly to our measures look much more apprehensively to
the kind of non—necessity: regarding the measures that
under your Administration have been taken with regard
to the capital principal point, the reduction of the National Debt,
as possessed of a by far — much more rapid degree of efficacy, than
I have seen any where ascribed attributed to them: Possibly , I will venture to say,, + possibly these even you yourself may have yet seen reason to
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ascribe — venture to it refuse from it the to it: In this point of view there might possibly also be some use in your Customary a testing a view of this upon the prospect before it met the public eye. But this,
I spent days though however the principal object: if the proposed plan but this principal one, is by
no means the only one.
To look deep fear and wider and steadily into requires more leisure time,
than, a man the on whose attention <add>directions attention the present depends terms rests
can will easily . To me mean <add>me</add>, at last has not been
wanting, however it be with other requisites.
A Map of even though drawn by an masterful
hand, may not be without its use, even to a the most skillful
eye: because for in a truth so wen the first attempt
conquers maps conquer efforts conquer the greatest difficulty: and correct views are
often suggested by erroenous ones. to a correct view
