| Description | "Report of his interview with Mr. Watt, and substance of his observations."
Fenchurch St.
Decr 20 1839
My dear Sir,
I was very sorry to be away, when you called upon me, before you left Town; for I wanted much to communicate to you the Result of my Interview with Mr Watt, with whom I had a good deal of Conversation. I had no difficulty in stating to Mr Watt your Views & Wishes, and there was no danger of his mistaking either you or myself on the Subject; but I found Mr Watt totally averse to the entertaining of the Matter, at the present time, if his Attention were necessarily to be given to it; occupied as he is by the Affairs, which, as you know, so ingross his Mind. Mr Watt however said, that if you were decided on having something done at present, and would propose to him to retire, or that, you yourself would retire on the Terms of the Articles of your Copartnership, he would give either Alternative his Consideration, and turn his Attention to it, at the earliest possible time. I could get no further than this, but I think it is clear, that Mr Watt will be disposed (if he should be obliged to separate from you) to take up the business and carry it on himself. This is my own Impression, formed from what Mr Watt said, if his Words were not expressly to that effect. Mr Watt has called here to day, but I was in Lin's. Inn; and he left Word, that he had not any thing particular to say.
I hope you got home well, and without Cold, and found Miss Wilkinson, & all your Family well.
I am, my dear Sir,
very respectfully, your truly obliged & faithful Servant,
Jno Coles Symes
M R Boulton Esqr
Soho |