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This promise was nearly fulfilled, 1 but want of money, 

 the ordering of additional machinery, and difficulty in 

 finding a ship, for Spain was then at war, or on the 

 verge of it, with the South American republics, delayed 

 for a time the completion of the order ; but within 

 eight months even the additional work seems to have 

 been ready, and the following agreement was entered 

 into, though the ship with her freight of nine steam- 

 engines did not leave England until September, 1814, 

 fifteen months after Uville's first meeting with Tre- 

 vithick. 



"Agreement dated the 8th January, 1814. 



" The said persons from whom he (Uville) would have re- 

 ceived supplies, not being at that time in London, the said 

 Francisco Uville has agreed to admit the said Kichard Trevi- 

 thick to be a partner in the concern, upon his advancing and 

 paying a proportionable part of the expenses necessary for 

 carrying on the same. Now these presents witness, that in 

 consideration of the said Kichard Trevithick having paid, and 

 agreeing by those instruments to pay certain bills for machinery 

 ordered by the said Francisco Uville to the amount of 3000?., 

 and also in consideration of the services which the said Kichard 

 Trevithick hath already rendered, and of the future benefits 

 which he is expected to perform, doth agree to admit the said 

 Kichard Trevithick a partner therein, as nearly as can be 

 ascertained to one-fifth share of the whole. 



"He hath, planned and directed the particular construction 

 of three steam-engines, and hath for that purpose taken many 

 journeys to manufacturing towns and other places. 



" He hath given to the said Francisco Uville a general know- 

 ledge of English mining, miners' tools, winding and crushing 

 engines, &c., &c., and for that purpose hath taken him to various 

 mines in England, to which the said Kichard Trevithick, through 

 liis interest, had access. He hath instructed the said Francisco 



1 See Trevithick 's letters, 22nd Sept. and 23rd Oct., 1813, vol. ii., pp. 206, 209. 



