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Mr Bentham to Edward Bell Esq., Prince du Chartron Bordeaux—
to be communicated to Edward Alaquion Esq;
Queen's Square Place Westminster Tuesday Aug. 5 1820.
Sir
In pursuance of directions from Mr Blaquiere, I have, at different times within these three or
four months, in answer to letters of hi to me, addressed to you several letters inserting in the corner
For Mr Blaquiere or For E. Blaquiere Esq the mode of designating him as well as the hand
by which the direction was penned being occasionally varied by causes which there would be
no use in explaining. Having but too much reason to apprehend that one letter has failed
of reaching his hands. I take the liberty of addressing this letter to yourself, regarding this as
the surest and promptest mode of learning how the matter stands, and taking whatever chance
there may be of making the letter reach his hands, if it has not already, or at any rate of conveying
to him intimation of the failure.
The letter in question was put into the General Post offices here on the eleventh of
August by the careful hand of an eminent Merchant, a particular friend of mine. On
the eleventh or twelfth day after the day of the date at Bayonne, letters of his from that
place had reached me. Before me lies a letter of his dated August 22. No mention made of
that letter of mine which had he received he could not possibly have failed to mention. This
might be easily accounted for by the irregularities to which such conveyance is liable. But since
then I have received several letters from
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[[notes_public::letter 2684, vol. 10; "copy. mr bentham to edward bell esqr pavee du chartron bordeaux - to be communicated to edward blaquiere esqr" [note in bentham's hand]]] |
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