[Retained copy of an autograph letter, signed] 1816 March 5, Queens Sqaure Place, Westm[inster] [to] James Colquhoun

       Queens Square Place, Westm[inster]
                            5 March, 1816
Some years ago, he believes about ten 
Mr Bentham, through what channel he 
does not precisely recollect, received a 
copy of a small pamphlet (12mo?) 
in French giving an account of the 
then recently instituted Courts of 
National Procedure in Denmark, 
under some such name as Bureaux 
de Conciliation, Reconcilation Offices. 
The object of them was to settle law dis
putes without the intervention of professio
nal assistants. The pamphlet having 
been borrowed of Mr. B. by a friend, was 
not returned, being said to k lost.
Mr B. has long been anxious to re
place what to him was a treasure: 
and is very desirous of obtaining more 
copies of that same pamphlet, with 
the addition of whatever others have 
been written on that same subject by 
the same or any other author, in 
the same or any other language. 
A[f]t[er] 1811, Mr B. was informed by 
Col. Aaron Burr the American, that 
the author of the plan was Mr 
Dudene Luning, with whom the Col. 
was well acquainted, and gave Mr B. 
a letter addressed to Mr Luning for 
the purpose of Mr B., corresponding with 
him through the medium of Meessrs. 
Luning, Gegel, und Co Merchnants at
Gothenburg. But by that introduction 
Mr. B. did not at that time profit, 
and now at so great a distance of time, 
he knows not what changes may have 
happened to render it impracticable. 
He would with much thankfulness 
defray all charges.
               Signed Jeremy Bentham


5 March, 1816
J.B.Q.S.P. 
to Colquhoun James Mr. 
Memorandum for pro
curing copies of pub
lications relating to 
Danish Reconciliation 
Offices. 
N.B. Mr Colquhoun 
undertook to send it 
by post to Hamburg 
to a correspondent of 
his, for being Agent 
for Hamburgh and 
the other Germ[an] Towns.