| Description | "Progress with the die lathe. Offer of soil. Mr. Stieglitz's instructions respecting his picture." (Directed to 15 Bond Street.)
Soho, February 24th, 1809.
Respected Sir,
I have transcribed for the government of Mr. Küchler your remarks on the Half Pie Die, which will be corrected in conformity as soon as the Seals are out of hand;-The latter he expects to deliver to-morrow to Mr. Bownas.
The Evening having approached on Monday last before Cotterell was ready for Mr. Busch, and a shower of rain at the same time coming on, I took the liberty, with Miss Boulton's permission, to send the Chariot for him. On inspecting the Machine it was found that the effected alteration subjected it to a slight unsteadiness which it was necessary to counteract by an additional support, the construction and application of which have caused a further procrastination of the desired object.-Mr. Busch came down yesterday in the Garden Chair when the Machine was set agoing, and I have the pleasure to add, it acts so well that no apprehension is entertained of the work being again interrupted.
One load of Stones for laying the Saddle House Floor was delivered here on Tuesday last, and the Masons proceeded to their work without delay; the remainder of them are hourly expected, so that I hope this job will now be completed in a few days.
There is a Garden at the back of the Queen's Head the soil of which has accumulated to the injury of the adjoining buildings;-Saunders, to whom the property belongs, offers the top soil, which I have taken the Gardener to see and he pronounces it to be excellent, at 1/6 per Cart load; this price is 8d. per load more than we paid for that from New Hall Hill, but owing to its vicinity to your depot Saunders' Soil wou'd be laid down cheaper than that from Birmingham. I cannot offer any expectation of an abatement in the price as I have already tried my utmost on that point. The quantity is only about 30 or 40 Cart loads, and it is required to be taken away in 2 or 3 weeks.
The instructions of Mr. Stieglitz respecting the conveyance of the Portrait being too indefinite for me to act upon them, I hope to be excused for transcribing that part of his letter for your consideration.
"It gives me a great deal of pleasure to hear the Picture I left behind is safe, and hope time has not defaced it: should you have an opportunity of sending it, inclosed in a Cask of Hardware, to be delivered for me at Mr. William Johnson's Linen Hall, Dublin, I should be glad;-if not, I think my friend Mr. Edward Steer of the House of Steers, Allotts, & Co., Wakefield, would not refuse to send it to me. I am sorry to give you any trouble and shall defray you all expences in curred by it."
I remain, Respected Sir, your obliged and obedient humble Servant,
Wm. Cheshire
PS. No material alteration in the health of the Family.
M. Robinson Boulton, Esqr.
Bath.
[Edited transcript.]
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