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Malthus) and the Elders were to die, it not 

 being likely that they will renounce or forfeit 

 their right to the common stock. We should 

 then have societies as well as corporations 

 vested in one person ! That would be quite a 

 novel kind of benefice ! but, not the less fat. 

 I question whether the associated person of Mr. 

 Rapp would not be in possession of as fine a 

 domain and as many good things as the incor 

 porated person of an Archbishop: nay, he 

 would rival the Pope ! But, to my journal. 



923. Arrive at Princeton in the evening; a 

 good part of our road lay over the fine lands 

 of the Harmonites. I understand, by the bye, 

 that the title deeds to these lands are taken in 

 the name of Rapp and of his associates. Poor 

 associates : if they do but rebel ! Find the same 

 store-keepers and tavern-keepers in the same 

 attitudes that we left them in the other day. 

 Their legs only a little higher than their heads, 

 and segars in their mouths ; a fine position for 

 business! It puts my friend in mind of the 

 Roman posture in dining. 



924. July 3rd. At Princeton all day. This 

 is a pretty considerable place ; very good as to 

 buildings ; but, is too much inland to be a 

 town of any consequence until the inhabitants 

 do that at home which they employ merchants 

 and foreign manufactures to do for them. Pay 



