| Description | Correspondence, USA: (items 5-15)
Vaughan to J Bentham. 16 May 1817
W Vaughan to J Bentham. 19 May 1817
W Vaughan to J Bentham. 20 May 1817
W Vaughan to J Bentham. 23 May 1817
J Bentham to J Q Adams. 1 June 1817
J Bentham to J Q Adams 7 June 1817
J Bentham to C Place 7 June 1817
J Bentham to W Vaughan. 25 July 1817
J Adam Smith to J Bentham. 20 August 1817
J Adam Smith to J Bentham. 3 September 1817
W Vaughan to J Bentham. 26 September 1817
J Bentham and Vaughan were interchanging books and papers, Vaughan furnishing Bentham with information about the USA.
J Adams Smith (nephew of J Quinoy Adams, who was Minister and Envoy to Great Britain from the USA, 1815-1818) and R Rush. Smith and Bentham were on terms of friendship, and from Smith Bentham received information, pamphlets, and papers from the USA. (items 6-26)
Richard Rush: (items 27-38)
Rush to Bentham. 22 March 1821
Bentham to Rush. 11 April 1821
Bentham to Rush. 29 July 1821
Rush to Bentham. 29 July 1821
Rush to Bentham. 5 August 1821
Bentham to Rush. 14 Auguat 1821
Rush to Bentham. 18 August 1821
Draft reply by Bentham - "Excellency Rush is a little formal. J B hopes Miss W will borrow his boots, leaving his formality where it is."
Most of the letters are making appointments to meet. A few have information about the USA. Rush was United States Minister to Great Britain.
Greece - Miscellaneous: (items 39-45)
Protest against conduct of Consul Green (Greek and French). 1821
W E Lawrence to J Bentham. Translation of Bentham's works. 15 September 1821
Piccolo to J B (Piccolo leaving for Paris). How to pronounce modern Greek. 2 October 1821
Piccolo to Bentham. 22 October 1821
USA. Richard Rush and J Adam Smith, 1822. (items 46-53)
Columbia and Peru: (items 54-84)
Article by Echevera. Two words to the reader. Translated by Mrs Austin.
Columbia. Constitutional Code. Titles and section one. 1821, May 1822.
J Bentham to Gen. San Martes. 31 May 1822
Bentham to Folog. 1822
Piccolo to Bentham. 1822
F Hall to Bentham. 17 Oct 1822
Colombia, Egypt, Greece, 1823 (items 85-114)
Correspondence includes Col. Hall, and English officer in Bolivar's army.
USA, 1823 (items 115-120)
Greece. Constituted authorities: (items 121-128)
Letter in Greek. 16 May 1823
Mavrocordato to Bentham. 6 May, 22 June, 4 July 1823
Greek Chronicle. Copy in Greek. 9 January 1824
Certificate and letter accompanying certificate of Bentham's election as a member of the Philanthropic Society of Tripolezza. Published in Works IV, 589
Greece to Bentham. Greek and English translation signed by Orlando as President of the Council. 11 August 1824. Published in Works IV, 581
Prov Gov of Greece. The Secretary General to Bentham. 12 August 1824. Published in Works IV, 583
Prov Gov of Greece, Greek Senate to Bentham, Philhellenist. 11 August 1824. Published in Works IV, 583
Orlando and Luriottis to Bentham enclosing above despatches. 25 October 1824.
Colombia (items 129-137)
Greece, Ld Stanhope and USA, Rush: (items 138-169)
Stanhope was commissioned, with Lord Byron, to handle the Greek loan in Greece. In the dispute over the Greek Loan, Bentham and Stanhope tried to sift out the truth from the various Greek contentions.
Greece Loan. Luriottis and Orlando, Deputies. (items 170-198)
Collectanea, Greece. Two letters to J Bowring. Feb 5-6 1823
Bentham to Luriottis in answer to his letter st\ating the desire of the Greek Legislative Council to receive Bentham's advice touching their constitution. 16 Feb 1823
Bentham to Orlando and Luriottis. 13 Jan 1824
Greece - Loan Contract. Minute proposed by the Greek deputies to be signed by the Trustees acting for the Great Committee. 11 March 1824
Bentham to Orlando and Luriottis. On disposal of the money, first Greek loan. 11 March 1824
J Bo to J Be Esq. Facts as to Loan Contract. Orlando and Luriottis. 12 March 1824
E Blaquiere to Bentham. On the dispute about the Greek loan. Two letters. 1824
Bentham to Orlando and Luriottis. GSP. March 1824
Bentham to Orlando and Luriottis. 14 March 1824
Bentham to Orlando and Luriottis. Two letters. 15 March 1824
Bentham to Orlando and Luriottis. 17 March 1824
J Be to J Bo. Extracts, concluding part. 20 March 1824
Bentham to Orlando and Luriottis. 22-23 March 1824
Bentham to Orlando and Luriottis. 25 March 1824
Bentham to Orlando and Luriottis. 15 April 1824
Thirteen letts, Orlando and Luriottis to Jeremy Bentham. 31 January, 9 February, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 16, 17, 24, 25, 26 March, and 4 May 1824
Printed pamphlet. To the members of the Greek Committee, Joannikos, Exarchos.
Bentham to Orlando. 27 October 1824
As soon as the prospect for the Greek Loan became certain, the Greeks split up into hostile parties, each determined to have the lion's share of the money. Orlando and Luriottis represented one faction.
Greece (items 219-268)
Mayer, Missoloughi to Bentham. 23 May 1824. Approbation of Bentham's work. Necessity for books and enducation in Greece.
Bentham a M Dr Mayer. Redacteur du Chronique Grec a Missoloughi. 21 September 1824. Sending the nucleus of a library in the form of most of Bentham's works.
Buenos Ayres. Rivadavia. (items 269-274)
Bentham to Rivadavia. Secretary of State in Buenos Ayres. 5 April 1824. Refers to Spanish and Greek translation of sections of Const. Code.
Miscellaneous (mostly Greece), 1824 (items 275-295)
Asking information in regard to prosecution for (A) libel, (B) prosecution for blasphemy, (C) in relation to Trinitarianism and Unitarianism, any special privileges for either? (D) Respective numbers of Trinitarians and Unitarians. (E) In what numbers persons by whom atheism or Deism openly avowed? (F) How would profession of Deism affect a man's position? (G) Same for Atheism?.
Containing information and Bentham's works to be forwareded to the President, Vice President, Sec. Treasury, and twenty governors of the US.
Greece - Blaquiere 1824 (items 296-307)
Bentham to Edw Blaquiere at the eve of his departure. Bentham offers to pay for a Greek translation of his 'Advice to the Greek Nation'. 2 March 1823
Blaquiere to Bowring. Storm at sea, and money needed. 9 March 1823
Blaquiere, Tripolitza, to Bowring. Greek representatives weep on presentation of Bentham's works. 16 May 1823
Blaquiere to the Philosopher of QSP. Blaquiere at issue with Stanhope. 14 June
Extract from Blaquiere's letter to Bowring. Greek devotion to Bentham. 11 June 1823
E B and the Philosopher of Westminster. Greek youths for education. 8 June 1824
E B to the Philosopher of Westminster. All Greeks who have been educated in Europe know Bentham's works. 8 August.
Greece (items 308-329)
The Negris a Mons J Bentham asking for advice on Civil and Constitutional Code. 2 May 1824
Jeremy Bentham to Thoedore Negris, Greece. 12 July 1824 on Civil and Constitutional Code.
Greece - constituted authorities, 1825 (items 330-334)
Bentham to Greek Legislature. 13 February 1824. Published in Works IV, 582
Bentham to constituted authorities for Masson. Not sent. 6 August 1824. Published in Works IV, 583-4
Bentham a l'Assemblee legislatrice de la Grece. Documents sent. 8 November 1824
Bentham to the Senate of Greece. 28 January 1825. Published in Works IV, 587
Simon Bolsivar, 1825 (items 335-344)
Bentham to 'My ever dear Say'. 18 January 1827. Bentham's occupations, relations with central America, etc.
Bentham to 'My ever dear Say'. January 1827. A long account of the details of Bentham's itching disease. Symptom carefully noted. Mercury treatment had helped a little.
Guatamala. Del Valle. Herrara (items 346-357)
Del Valle to Bentham. Letter asking for assistance in codifying laws of Guatamala. 1826
Bentham to Arn Guatamala. 9 November 1826
Bentham to Del Valle. Guatamala. 10 November 1826
Bentham to Del Valle. Guatamala. 11 January 1827
Bentham to Del Valle. 18 March 1827
[Bentham to Del Valle].
Suggestions as to government, taxation, etc in addition to copies of works sent.
Greece 1825 (item 345)
Guatamala correspondence (item 358)
Sarah Austin to Bentham. 18 December 1826. Informing Bentham that Herrara will have nothing to do with Bowring, and that he has warned President Del Valle against communicating with Bowring.
Guatamala, 1827 (items 359-386)
Correspondence between Jeremy Bentham and Prospero de Herrara. The letters are in French. Herrara acted as intermediary between Bentham and President Del Valle, forwarding letters and parcels.
Argentina (items 387-388)
Letter from Bentham to B Rivadavia. 13 June 1822. |