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vessels the navigation, and by semicircular trench, which
might be soon and easily cut, compleat the insulation.
The island thus formed would afford space for
the principal building (a twelve-sided polygon of
about 120 foot diameter) together with a detached
Watch-House or two for greater security, all mounted
upon piles. Thesituation of the building thus perched, would be stationed
like that of a ship at moorings: in a word, so far like that of the
present Hulks. Should It would be accessible by
water only: it would have no communication with the
Land. There is no individual to whom it would be,
or could so much as be fancied to be, a prejudice. It
has not a House I suppose within a mile of it or
more, except one inconsiderable new built House close
to the River, which I was told was a Public House,
and from which it is distant half a mile at least.

A Court of Conservacy I understand from the Chamberlain comes to be held on
Thursday next. I have the satisfaction of perceiving
you Lordships name on the list of members. Had
my old and intimate friend the Chamberlain continued
in that situation, I could not have asked for any othershould not have and introducter.
As it is, ambitious of course of possessing that
recommendation which would carry the greatest weight
with it, I know not how to refuse myself the advantage
of preferring my humble request being an humble pastor to your Lordship, that
if your Lordship sees no insurmountable objection presents to
itself the and other business should permitt, your Lordship
would oblige me so far as have the goodness to undertake that friendly office.

Though whatever ismay come to be done in the business willmust have the [+] and though this my

humble application
is made with the priority
of the ilaries
more especially in the
time of urgency
Treasury for thea party, [+] I find myself obliged thus to put
forward my own individual insignificance If matters
for [+] such in the time of public pressure <add>is the task that</add>this seems to be this is the task that some how or other has been imposed
upon me. Having been for these 4 1/2 years labouring

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	117	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	082	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	j whatman
Marginals		Paper Producer	admiral pavel chichagov
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	letter 1340, vol. 6	ID Number	38699
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