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the iron saddles and brasses belonging to the balance-bob, the 

 property of the adventurers ; but they refused to make them, 

 with a great deal of ill-natured language about my engine. 



" I am determined to fulfil my engagement with the adven- 

 turers, and yesterday ordered all the smiths, carpenters, pit- 

 men, and sumpmen to prepare the adventurers' pit-work, and 

 ordered the agents to get the balance-bob and every other thing 

 that may be wanted at my expense, so as to fork the first lift, 

 which I hope to have dry by Monday three weeks. The engine 

 will be in the mine this week, and in one fortnight after I hope 

 the engine will be at work, and in less than a week more the 

 first twenty fathoms under the adit will be dry. 



"In consequence of the Perran people refusing to send the 

 saddles and brasses for the balance-bob, we will make shift in 

 the best way we can without them. The brasses I have ordered 

 on my own account at Mr. Scantlebury's. The coals for the 

 smiths I have also ordered, and the same for the engine to 

 fork the first lift. This is very uncivil treatment in return for 

 inventing and bringing to the public, at my own risk and ex- 

 pense, what I believe the country could not exist without. I 

 am determined to erect the engine at all events and upset this 

 coalition before I leave Europe, if it detains me one year to 

 accomplish it. 



" I remain, Sir, 



" Your very humble servant, 



"KiCHARD TREVITHICK. 



"Ms. PHILLIP, 



" George Yard, Lombard Street. 



"P.S. I should be glad to hear from you what is going 

 forward respecting an arrangement of the shares." 



[Kough draft.] 



" GENTLEMEN, " PENZANCE, 23rd December, 1815. 



"I have received the Herland castings, and am very 

 seriously sorry to say, after we had fixed together the castings on 

 the mine and made the joints, on attempting to put the plunger- 

 pole into the case it would not go down ; neither would either 

 of the rings go to their places into the cylinder and on to tne 



