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D.L.P. 8 Aug, 1795
Sir

Permit me to state to you the light in which
I have all along understood the matter now in doubt.
should Mr Pitt, after calling to mind the interveningincidents if in the opinion of Mr Pitt, it can not
in justice to the public be understood in that light,
I submit to his decision without reserve.<

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The basis of my proposal was what I then understood
to be the price - for a thousand L27,000. Give me, said I, that price
for the first year, every year after I will do the business
at a reduced price [L12,000]. Expense of
building I take upon myself.

RequiringMrCampbel's price for one year, but
for one year only, what idea could I have that
my representations should be expected to account for a
single penny of it, any more than that MrCampbels
representations should account for the allowance made
to him? his for the price
received by him? What if I had required the same price for
half a dozen years, or all along for the whole term?
Could I suppose that I was to fare the worse for making
the abatement so much the sooner?

MrCampbel's first price was L 38 a head:
[=L 38,000] Then more were reason, why in my instance the first price
would the subsequent one, still more. After the

Identifier: | JB/115/120/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 115.
Date_1	1795-08-08	Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	115	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	120	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	letter 1077, vol. 5	ID Number	37495
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