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To The Editor.
CASH DISBURSED . £ s . d . 2000 folio letters , 1000 prospectuses , advertisements , postage of letters , and carriage of parcels ... 22 1 6 1000 copies of the work , 21 sheets in each .... 101 4 0 Binding . 19 16 8 Incidental expenses 500
£ 148 2 2 CASK RECEIVED . £ s . d-For 227 subscription copies .. 85100 9 sold 376 £ 88 17 6
Copies subscribed for and delivered 280 „ given to Boys' and Girls ' . Schools , friends , editors , & c . 210 „ given to poor Masons in distress 17 „ at various booksellers in England , Scotland , and Ireland , September , 1838 96 „ in my possession , 397
1000 Thus , it will be seen , that I am at present a loser , with many copies on hand ; the whole of which I shall be most willing to relinquish for the benefit of the Charity , if this can be done so as to afford satisfaction to my subscribers . It is true , I have been offered a sum of money for the copies on hand , which would cover my expenses , but I never will permit them to appear in the market at a less price than the subscription
( viz . 7 s . Gd . ) because it would appear unhandsome , and even unfair to the subscribers , to sell them for a less sum . And although works of merit do often depreciate their own value by such sanctioned proceedings , ( witness Lodge ' s Portraits , to which I was an original subscriber ) I never will permit this , my humble pet-lamb , to be common at book-stalls , at a less price than the original cost , unless second-hand . If any subscriber , or number of subscribers will make me an offer to take the
whole at a sum which would leave the Charity something handsome , that would be another thing , and would be better than their remaining as they are . I fear I have trespassed too much on your pages , but I rest myself satisfied that you will give me credit for the intention . Most heartily do I pray , that " Doctrines and Duties" may convey useful instruction to the youth in the schools , and that they may not be
entirely unproductive of comfort to many who peruse them ; for , as the present Bishop of Sodor and Man justly remarks in his letter to me on this subject , " We should all be happier if the duties of Christianity were more conscientiously performed . " Thanking you for your kindness , and hoping that you may live long , and enjoy with your jewels—the blessing of life , I remain , dear Sir , Yours faithfully , F . BOLINGBBOKE RIBBANS . Edgbaston , Feb . 8 , 1839 . F . S . A ., W . M . of the Lodge 51 ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To The Editor.
CASH DISBURSED . £ s . d . 2000 folio letters , 1000 prospectuses , advertisements , postage of letters , and carriage of parcels ... 22 1 6 1000 copies of the work , 21 sheets in each .... 101 4 0 Binding . 19 16 8 Incidental expenses 500
£ 148 2 2 CASK RECEIVED . £ s . d-For 227 subscription copies .. 85100 9 sold 376 £ 88 17 6
Copies subscribed for and delivered 280 „ given to Boys' and Girls ' . Schools , friends , editors , & c . 210 „ given to poor Masons in distress 17 „ at various booksellers in England , Scotland , and Ireland , September , 1838 96 „ in my possession , 397
1000 Thus , it will be seen , that I am at present a loser , with many copies on hand ; the whole of which I shall be most willing to relinquish for the benefit of the Charity , if this can be done so as to afford satisfaction to my subscribers . It is true , I have been offered a sum of money for the copies on hand , which would cover my expenses , but I never will permit them to appear in the market at a less price than the subscription
( viz . 7 s . Gd . ) because it would appear unhandsome , and even unfair to the subscribers , to sell them for a less sum . And although works of merit do often depreciate their own value by such sanctioned proceedings , ( witness Lodge ' s Portraits , to which I was an original subscriber ) I never will permit this , my humble pet-lamb , to be common at book-stalls , at a less price than the original cost , unless second-hand . If any subscriber , or number of subscribers will make me an offer to take the
whole at a sum which would leave the Charity something handsome , that would be another thing , and would be better than their remaining as they are . I fear I have trespassed too much on your pages , but I rest myself satisfied that you will give me credit for the intention . Most heartily do I pray , that " Doctrines and Duties" may convey useful instruction to the youth in the schools , and that they may not be
entirely unproductive of comfort to many who peruse them ; for , as the present Bishop of Sodor and Man justly remarks in his letter to me on this subject , " We should all be happier if the duties of Christianity were more conscientiously performed . " Thanking you for your kindness , and hoping that you may live long , and enjoy with your jewels—the blessing of life , I remain , dear Sir , Yours faithfully , F . BOLINGBBOKE RIBBANS . Edgbaston , Feb . 8 , 1839 . F . S . A ., W . M . of the Lodge 51 ,