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<head>4. July 1800</head><!-- in pencil --> | |||
<head>Annuity Notes</head><!-- in pencil --> | |||
<p><note>To Pitt</note> /Sir. | |||
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<gap/> I take the liberty of submitting to you | <!-- indented --><gap/> I take the liberty of submitting to you | ||
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the skeleton of a proposed measure, the objects <add><unclear>enlisted</ | the skeleton of a proposed measure, [<!-- opening bracket and deletion in pencil --><del>the objects</del> <add><gap/> <add><unclear>entitled</unclear><!-- or, 'enlisted' --></add></add> <del>as well as | ||
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subject matter of which are <add> | subject matter of which are</del> <add><del>used not <unclear>here</unclear> be <unclear>reported,</unclear><!-- or, 'requested,' --></del></add> <del><gap/> apparent</del> | ||
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<p>I <sic>submitt</sic> <sic>its</sic> in this its <sic>realisd</sic> state, <del>unsupported</del> <add>without <del>any</del></add> | |||
<p><!-- indented -->I <sic>submitt</sic> <sic>its</sic> in this its <unclear><sic>realisd</sic></unclear> state , <del>unsupported</del> <add>without <del>any</del></add> | |||
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support <add>by <unclear>reasons</unclear></add> from argument: because <del>to < | support <add><del>by <unclear>reasons</unclear>.</del></add> from argument : because <del>to you</del> , for <unclear>one</unclear><!-- or, an, or, our --> <unclear>done</unclear> | ||
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of <unclear> | of <unclear>that</unclear><!-- looks as though something was amended, most likely a partial letter was changed, though the initial letter is indistinguisable to me --> sort that might be <del><unclear>unsure</unclear></del> <add><del>contrary<del> <add>of use</add></add> <unclear>this</unclear><!-- or, 'there' --> might be twenty | ||
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<unclear>thus</unclear><!-- or, third -->, <add>to you</add> would be superfluous, and repulsive. <note>You will scarce but upon a <unclear>jurist</unclear><!-- or, purist --> I believe that | <unclear>thus</unclear><!-- or, third -->, <add>to you</add> would be superfluous , and repulsive . [+] <note><add>[+]</add> You will scarce but upon a <unclear>jurist</unclear><!-- or, purist --> I believe , that has not received some consideration : whatsoever <del><unclear>use</unclear> might be</del> <add><del>degree of</del></add> <del>the</del> <add>sort of</add> judgement <del>that has</del> <add><del>grounded</del></add> <del>on it</del> may have been the result of it .</note> | ||
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under construction ... here | |||
<p>On the <unclear>term</unclear> of utility <add>useful efficacy</add> or practicability, if I | <p>On the <unclear>term</unclear> of utility <add>useful efficacy</add> or practicability, if I | ||
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10-Feb-2012 : under construction by Diane Folan. Please do not amend.
1.
4. July 1800
Annuity Notes
To Pitt /Sir.
I take the liberty of submitting to you
the skeleton of a proposed measure, [the objects <add>entitled</add> as well as
subject matter of which are used not here be reported, apparent
I submitt its in this its realisd state , unsupported without any
support by reasons. from argument : because to you , for one done
of that sort that might be unsure contrary</add> this might be twenty
<add>of use
thus, to you would 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 on it may have been the result of it .
under construction ... here
On the term of utility useful efficacy or practicability, if I
were fortunately enough to learn, in relation to what
it appeared upon a first glance objectionable to you I would in any subsequent
communication on the subject confine myself to these
points. [Under both these trends after as on firstly close
accumulation of about 1 1/2 year, I must confess myself
not to want for firstly will afford confidence.]
Any point much more strongly to our measures look much more to
the kind of : regarding the measures that
under your Administration have been taken with regard
to the principal point, the reduction of the National Debt,
as professed 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 some reason to ascribe 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
then suggested by erronous ones. to a correct view
