★ Find a new page on our Untranscribed Manuscripts list.
1822 Jun 13
J.B. to Bolivar
The other topic was the junction of the two Seas whether
I did not mention it to Bolivar in a firm letter. Upon my
mentioning it to his Agent Echeverria, of when above, he
informed me that it had not passed intended by his
Government, and that with a view to it an whom
he mentioned had in Feby been sent from this first of the
world to take survey: He expressed
no desire about survey I know no reason why he
should: I therefore break no trust in mentioning making this mention of it to you
In answer to he had the desire
was to accomplish the matter in their own territory
with their own capital: and if capital enough could
not be obtained in it, then and act otherwise to have any
recourse to forego in the shape of or
any other shape. This, you see is exactly what might have been expected.
such a plan, suppose it probable, on what terms would this
what would be the they
admitt other notions to the benefit of it? Upon liberal terms such as Yours?
go upon your liberal and admitt all upon
the same terms with ? this would (I fear) be
too much to expect. What would be the consequence?
would, not — & altogether without reason, be in an ill humour with them,
and picking quarrels with them. Not regarding it probable that
within any reasonable they would be able to get capital sufficient
except from England my plan is that they should have recourse to an
Irish company say the Company; that to this company should
be ceded a spot, sufficient but not more than sufficient, for forming and keeping
up the communication:
|
Identifier: | JB/060/019/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 60. |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
1822-06-13 |
|||
|
060 |
panopticon |
||
|
019 |
[[info_in_main_headings_field::jb to bolivar [sic]]] |
||
|
001 |
|||
|
correspondence |
1 |
||
|
recto |
e4 |
||
|
jeremy bentham |
|||
|
letter 2898, vol. 11 |
19577 |
||
