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time you arrive at Bridgenorth, shall be able to accomplish the 

 business so as. to return again to Cornwall. 



" I would thank, you to inform me as early as you can, of the 

 number of engines you intend to get executed by the proposed 

 time, because when I am in the North I shall be able to arrange 

 with the founders accordingly. The smiths are all at work for 



you. 



B. T." 



[Rough draft.] 

 " MR. UviLLE, " CORNWALL, CAMBOENE, June IQth, 1813. 



" Sir, Your favour of the 9th instant, dated from Fal- 

 mouth, I received, and in return wrote to you immediately 

 directed for you at Messrs. Campbell and Co.'s, London. As 

 you said in your last letter, that immediately on your arrival in 

 town you would write to me, I have expected every post since 

 last Tuesday would have brought me a letter; but as I have 

 not received it according to your promise, I am fearful that 

 your letter may be unexpectedly detained, especially as you 

 told me the last time I saw you at Falmouth, that you would 

 enclose me a bank post bill. AlFthe founders and other trades- 

 men are in full employ on your engines. 



" I intended to have left Cornwall for Wales and Shropshire 

 by this time, with the founders' articles for execution; but 

 being disappointed in not hearing from you, agreeable to our 

 appointment, I shall delay it until I hear from you, which I 

 must request you to have the goodness to do by return of post, 

 because those delays make very much against the execution of 

 your work ; and as time is of so great a consequence to you, I 

 hope you will not lose a moment in writing and giving me the 

 necessary instructions, with a few drops of that essential oil 

 that you proposed sending me on your arrival in town. 



"E. T." 



The sugar rolling-mill engine that had been made 

 for the West Indies so pleased Uville that he purchased 

 it at once, intending it for the Mint at Lima. He also 

 ordered one or two winding engines, in addition to the 

 pumping engines. Trevithick bad arranged that no 



